marionettes
Figures on strings
Marionettes are puppets controlled from above by strings or wires attached to their limbs and head.
The puppeteer manipulates these strings to make the figure walk, gesture, and move with lifelike fluidity.
Figuratively, a marionette is someone controlled by another: The dictator's cabinet were mere marionettes, dancing to his whims.
Thin flexible lines
- puppetControlled performing figure
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- controlAuthority to direct
- crossbarHorizontal bar between uprights
articulation · wooden · jointed · performance · theater · stage · hand-carved · limbs
Controlled performing figure
- controlledKept within limits
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- powerlessLacking strength or authority
- stringsThin flexible lines
master · figurehead · pawn · proxy · instrument · tool · facade · dictator
Lying wooden puppet
- JudyCommon female name
- kingMale crowned ruler
- princessMonarch's daughter or heir
- devilEvil supernatural entity
clown · skeleton · witch · jester · knight · dragon · commedia · Pierrot
strings
Thin flexible lines
- puppetControlled performing figure
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- controlAuthority to direct
crossbar · articulation · wooden · jointed · performance · theater · stage · hand-carved · limbs · suspension
puppet
Controlled performing figure
- controlledKept within limits
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- powerlessLacking strength or authority
strings · master · figurehead · pawn · proxy · instrument · tool · facade · dictator · regime
Pinocchio
Lying wooden puppet
devil · clown · skeleton · witch · jester · knight · dragon · commedia · Pierrot · harlequin
Sicilian
From Italy's largest island
Salzburg · Prague · folk · heritage · craftsman · festival · carnival · medieval · troupe · guild
carving
Shaping by cutting away
joints · painting · stringing · costuming · articulation · sculpting · hinges · balance · weight · proportion
- Asian performanceBeijing opera, Peking opera, Chinese opera, lion dance, dragon dance
- Burmese theaterpuppetry, puppet play, string puppets, dance drama, court dramas
- Czech Theaterdramaturgy, puppet theater, National Theatre, political theater, stage design
- SupermarionationThunderbirds, Century 21, Parker, puppet characters
- entertainerssingers, actor, dancers, actress, musicians
- toysteddy bear, doll, dolls, stuffed animal, puzzles
marionetteshand puppets
Glove-worn toy characters
glove puppets · finger puppets · sock puppets · shadow puppets · bunraku
marionettesfree agents
Athletes available for signing
puppeteers · puppet masters · controllers · manipulators · masters
marionettesreal people
- marionette stringsCords controlling jointed figures
- marionette theaterVenue for string puppetry