Marionette
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A marionette, or string puppet, is a puppet controlled from above using wires or strings depending on regional variations. A marionette's puppeteer is called a marionettist. Marionettes are operated w
Ancient Greek terracotta puppet dolls, 5th–4th century BC, National Archaeological Museum, Athens
Howdy Doody, famous US television marionette.
A display of marionettes used in Supermarionation television series such as Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons at the National Media Museum in Bradford, United Kingdom
Traditional Burmese commander-in-chief marionette
Bunraku
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Bunraku is a form of traditional Japanese puppet theatre, founded in Osaka in the beginning of the 17th century, which is still performed in the modern day. Three kinds of performers take part in a bu
Marionette
…a sturdy rod that extends up through the body into the head. This rod, and one string attached to the hand, controls the manipulation of the puppet. Bunraku, traditional Japanese puppet theatre Buz-baz, traditional Afghan puppet show…
The character Osono, from the play Hade Sugata Onna Maiginu (艶容女舞衣), in a performance by the Tonda Puppet Troupe of Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture
Puppet master with female doll
Scene from Date Musume Koi no Higanoko (伊達娘恋緋鹿子) depicting Yaoya Oshichi climbing the tower
National Bunraku Theater in Osaka