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Bunraku Puppet

The Bunraku puppet represents a highly specialized form of Japanese theater. Originating in Osaka during the 17th centur...

Performance Theater Traditional Cultural

9.6 Brilliant

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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 hook-nosed, hunchbacked trickster at the centre of the traditional British Punch and Judy glove puppet...

Traditional British Slapstick Hand Puppet

8.3 Great

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Semar

Semar is a prominent character in Javanese wayang theatre, serving as the divine and wise court jester to the Pandava br...

Traditional Javanese Shadow Puppet Wayang Kulit

7.8 Good

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Guignol

Guignol is the main character of Lyon's traditional French puppet theatre, created by Laurent Mourguet around 1808 as a...

French Theater Traditional Hand Puppet

7.7 Good

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Hurvínek

Hurvínek is a popular Czech marionette created by Josef Skupa in 1926, famously known as the mischievous son in the inte...

Theater Traditional Czech Marionette

7.7 Good

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Hanuman

Hanuman is a widely celebrated character in Southeast Asian wayang puppetry, originating from the Hindu epic Ramayana an...

Traditional Javanese Shadow Puppet Wayang Kulit

7.6 Good

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Karagöz

Karagöz is the lead character of traditional Turkish shadow puppetry, originating during the Ottoman period and recogniz...

Theater Traditional Satirical Turkish

7.5 Good

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Spejbl

Spejbl is a renowned Czech marionette created by Josef Skupa in 1920, notable for his plaid jacket and role as the bumbl...

Theater Traditional Czech Marionette

7.4 Good

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Gatotkaca

Gatotkaca is a legendary flying warrior in Javanese wayang theatre, adapted from the Mahabharata and celebrated for his...

Traditional Javanese Shadow Puppet Wayang Kulit

7.4 Good

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Polichinelle

Polichinelle is the French theatrical adaptation of the Italian commedia dell'arte character Pulcinella, a hunchbacked t...

French Theater Traditional Hand Puppet

7.3 Good

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Arjuna

Arjuna is a central heroic figure in Indonesian wayang golek and wayang kulit performances, originating from the Hindu e...

Traditional Hero Javanese Shadow Puppet

7.3 Good

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Kresna

Kresna is a highly revered figure in Indonesian wayang theatre, serving as the wise king of Dwarawati and the strategic...

Traditional Javanese Shadow Puppet Wayang Kulit

7.3 Good

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Hacivat

Hacivat is a main character in traditional Turkish shadow puppetry, acting as the educated and poetic foil to the uneduc...

Theater Traditional Turkish Foil

7.2 Good

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Bima

Bima is a fierce warrior and central figure in Indonesian wayang puppet theatre, adapted from the Hindu epic Mahabharata...

Traditional Hero Javanese Shadow Puppet

7.2 Good

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Judy (Punch and Judy)

Judy is Punch's long-suffering wife in the traditional British Punch and Judy glove puppet show, a street entertainment...

Performance Traditional Hand Puppet Punch And Judy

7.1 Good

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Joey the Clown

Joey the Clown is a stock comic character in the traditional British Punch and Judy puppet show, named after celebrated...

Traditional British Clown Hand Puppet

6.9 Fair

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Gareng

Gareng is one of the most beloved Punakawan clowns in Javanese wayang theatre, physically distinguished by his clubfoot...

Traditional Clown Javanese Shadow Puppet

6.9 Fair

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Bagong

Bagong is a well-known Punakawan character in Javanese wayang theatre, recognized as one of Semar's sons who provides ph...

Traditional Clown Javanese Shadow Puppet

6.8 Fair

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Jan Klaassen

Jan Klaassen is a traditional Dutch puppet character originating in the 17th century, notable as the local variation of...

Theater Traditional Dutch Clown

6.3 Fair