A puppet is an object, often resembling a human, animal or mythical
figure, that is animated or manipulated by a person called a
puppeteer. The puppeteer uses movements of their hands, arms, or
control devices such as rods or strings to move the body, head, limbs,
and in some cases the mouth and eyes of the puppet. The puppeteer
often speaks in the voice of the character of the puppet, and then
synchronizes the movements of the puppet's mouth with this spoken
part. The actions, gestures and spoken parts acted out by the
puppeteer with the puppet are typically used in storytelling. Puppetry
is a very ancient form of theatre which dates back to the 5th century
BC in Ancient Greece. There are many different varieties of puppets,
and they are made from a wide range of materials, depending on their
form and intended use. They range from very simple in construction and
operation to very complex.Two simple types of puppets are the finger
puppet, which is a tiny puppet that fits onto a single finger, and the
sock puppet, which is formed and operated by inserting one's hand
inside a sock, with the opening and closing of the hand simulating the
movement of the puppet's "mouth." The sock puppet is a type of hand
puppet, which is controlled using one hand that occupies the interior
of the puppet and moves the puppet around. A "live-hand puppet" is
similar to a hand puppet but is larger and requires two puppeteers for
each puppet. A Marionette is a much more complicated type of puppet
that is suspended and controlled by a number of strings connected to
the head, back and limbs, plus sometimes a central rod attached to a
control bar held from above by the puppeteer.Two simple types of
puppets are the finger puppet, which is a tiny puppet that fits onto a
single finger, and the sock puppet, which is formed and operated by
inserting one's hand inside a sock, with the opening and closing of
the hand simulating the movement of the puppet's "mouth." The sock
puppet is a type of hand puppet, which is controlled using one hand
that occupies the interior of the puppet and moves the puppet around.
A "live-hand puppet" is similar to a hand puppet but is larger and
requires two puppeteers for each puppet. A Marionette is a much more
complicated type of puppet that is suspended and controlled by a
number of strings connected to the head, back and limbs, plus
sometimes a central rod attached to a control bar held from above by
the puppeteer.A rod puppet is constructed around a central rod secured
to the head. A shadow puppet is a cut-out figure held between a source
of light and a translucent screen. Bunraku puppets are a type of
Japanese wood-carved puppet. A ventriloquist's dummy is a puppet,
often human-shaped, operated by a ventriloquist performer's hand; the
performer produces the puppet's voice with little or no movement of
her mouth, which creates the illusion that the puppet is alive.
Carnival puppets are large puppets, typically bigger than a human,
designed to be part of a large spectacle or parade.Puppetry was
practiced in Ancient Greece and the oldest written records of puppetry
can be found in the works of Herodotus and Xenophon, dating from the
5th century BC. The Greek word translated as "puppet" is
"Î½ÎµÏ…Ï ÏŒÏƒÏ€Î±ÏƒÏ„Î¿Ï‚" (nevrospastos), which literally means
"drawn by strings, string-pulling", from "Î½Îµá¿¦Ï Î¿Î½" (nevron),
meaning either "sinew, tendon, muscle, string", or "wire", and
"σπάω" (spaŠ), meaning "draw, pull". Puppet Top Movies & Young Movies