A puppet is an inanimate object or representational figure
animated or manipulated by a puppeteer.
It is used in puppetry, which is a very
ancient form of theatre. A Kathputli show in Mandawa, Rajasthan, India. There
are many different varieties of puppets, and they are made of a wide range of
materials, depending on their form and intended use. They can be extremely
complex or very simple in their construction. Puppetry was practised 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 B. The movements of animals
may be compared with those of automatic puppets, which are set going on the
occasion of a tiny movement; the levers are released, and strike the twisted
strings against one another. In India puppetry was practised from ancient times
and is known by different names in different parts of the country. Excavation
of clay dolls from Indus valley sites serve as an indication. The art of
puppetry called Bommalattam is mentioned in Tamil literature Silappadikaram,
which is written around 2nd century B.C. Puppetry by its nature is a flexible
and inventive medium, and many puppet companies work with combinations of
puppet forms, and incorporate real objects into their performances. They might,
for example, incorporate "performing objects" such as torn paper for
snow, or a sign board with words as narrative devices within a production. The
following are, alphabetically, the basic and conventional forms of puppet.
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