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Kukla

Kukla was a hand puppet created by Burr Tillstrom for his popular puppetry show, Kukla, Fran and Ollie. The program, run...

Vintage American Clown Hand Puppet

9.2 Excellent

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Mr. Punch

Mr. Punch is the central hook-nosed, hunchbacked trickster character of the traditional British Punch and Judy hand pupp...

Traditional British Slapstick Hand Puppet

8.3 Great

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Tyrone (Hand to God)

Tyrone is a fictional demonic sock puppet featured in Robert Askins' play "Hand to God." He is operated by Jason, a shy...

Character Theater Broadway Hand Puppet

8.3 Great

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Guignol

Guignol is the main character in a form of puppet theater originating from Lyon, France, created by Laurent Mourguet aro...

French Theater Traditional Hand Puppet

7.7 Good

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Hurvínek

Hurvínek is a Czech marionette character created by puppeteer Josef Skupa in 1926 in the city of Plzeň. Originally conce...

Theater Traditional Czech Marionette

7.7 Good

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Karagöz

Karagöz is the central character and namesake of a traditional Turkish shadow puppet theater that originated in the Otto...

Theater Traditional Satirical Turkish

7.5 Good

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Spejbl

Spejbl is a Czech marionette created by puppeteer Josef Skupa in 1920. Usually portrayed in a plaid jacket and wooden cl...

Theater Traditional Czech Marionette

7.4 Good

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Polichinelle

Polichinelle is the French form of Pulcinella, the masked figure of the Italian commedia dell'arte. Traditionally shown...

French Theater Traditional Hand Puppet

7.3 Good

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Hacivat

Hacivat is one of the two central figures in Karagöz, the traditional Turkish shadow-puppet theater, where he serves as...

Theater Traditional Turkish Foil

7.2 Good

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The Crocodile (Punch and Judy)

The Crocodile is a recurring character in traditional British Punch and Judy puppet shows. It usually appears as a comic...

Traditional British Crocodile Hand Puppet

7.1 Good

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Judy (Punch and Judy)

Judy is a central character in the traditional British Punch and Judy puppet show, recognized as the wife of the main pr...

Performance Traditional Hand Puppet Punch And Judy

7.1 Good

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Petruk

Petruk is one of the Punakawan, a group of clown-servant figures in Javanese wayang traditions, including wayang kulit s...

Traditional Clown Javanese Shadow Puppet

7.0 Good

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Joey the Clown

Joey the Clown is a comic figure associated with the traditional British Punch and Judy puppet show. He is presented as...

Traditional British Clown Hand Puppet

6.9 Fair

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Gareng

Gareng is one of the Punakawan, a group of comic and advisory figures in Javanese wayang theatre, including wayang kulit...

Traditional Clown Javanese Shadow Puppet

6.9 Fair

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Gnafron

Gnafron is a companion of Guignol in the traditional puppet theatre of Lyon, France. He is commonly portrayed as a cobbl...

French Theater Traditional Hand Puppet

6.8 Fair

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Bagong

Bagong is one of the Punakawan, the clown-servant figures in Javanese wayang theatre. In Javanese wayang kulit, he is pr...

Traditional Clown Javanese Shadow Puppet

6.8 Fair

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Joey the Clown (Punch and Judy)

Joey the Clown is a supporting hand-puppet character in the British Punch and Judy tradition. The character is associate...

Performance Traditional Hand Puppet Punch And Judy

6.8 Fair

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Don Cristóbal

Don Cristóbal is a traditional Spanish glove-puppet character related to the rough comic figures found in European popul...

Theater Spanish Traditional Andalusian

6.5 Fair

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Kasperle

Kasperle is a traditional character from German-language puppet theatre, related to the broader European family of comic...

Theater Traditional Hand Puppet Jester

6.4 Fair

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Mánička

Mánička is a Czech marionette character associated with the puppet theatre tradition created by Josef Skupa. She was int...

Theater Traditional Czech Marionette

6.2 Fair