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A hand puppet (or glove puppet) is a puppet controlled by one hand, which occupies the interior of the puppet. The Punch and Judy puppets are familiar examples of hand puppets. Larger varieties of hand puppets place the puppeteer's hand in just the puppet's head, controlling the mouth and head, and the puppet's body then hangs over the entire arm.
The puppets used in Bunraku measure 130-150 cm in length and weigh up to 10 kg, constructed with wooden heads (kashira), shoulder boards, trunks, arms, and legs. Puppets often have movable eyes, eyebrows, and mouth, with about 70 traditional head types. Male puppets have feet, while female puppets create movement through kimono manipulation.
Wayang style is a style of puppetry influenced by the Indonesian wayang kulit, in which human figures and those that are supernatural are depicted as flat and very two-dimensional - hence the name wayang, meaning "shadow" [1]).
A mamulengo puppet stage and puppets. Mamulengo is a type of puppet performance popular in North East Brazil, especially in the state of Pernambuco. [1] The origin of the name is unclear, but it is believed that it originated with the Portuguese phrase mão molenga, meaning "soft hand", ideal for giving lively movements to a puppet.
Wayang is the traditional puppet theatre of Indonesia. [6] [7] [8] It is an ancient form of storytelling known for its elaborate puppets and complex musical styles. [9] The earliest evidence of wayang comes from medieval-era texts and archeological sites dating from the late 1st millennium CE.
Shadow puppet theatre is called wayang in Indonesia, [54] wherein a dramatic story is told through shadows thrown by puppets and sometimes combined with human characters. [55] Wayang is an ancient form of storytelling that renowned for its elaborate puppets and complex musical styles. [ 56 ]
Female puppet wearing a headdress and colourful kimono. The costumes are designed by a costume master and are composed of a series of garments with varying colors and patterns. These garments typically include a sash and a collar as well as an underkimono (juban), a kimono, and a haori or an outer robe . In order to keep the costumes soft they ...
Glove puppets are also known as sleeve, hand or palm puppets. The head is made of either papier mâché, cloth or wood, with two hands emerging from just below the neck. The rest of the figure consists of a long, flowing skirt. These puppets are like limp dolls, but in the hands of an able puppeteer, are capable of producing a wide range of ...
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