marionette, Buffoon
Report a Mistake- Date Made 1989 or earlier
- Event --
- Affiliation Burmese (culture), Thai (culture)
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer --
- Object Number 94-1883
- Place of Origin Continent - Asia, Country - ThailandContinent - Asia, Country - Thailand, Continent - Asia, Country - BurmaContinent - Asia, Country - Thailand, Continent - Asia, Country - Burma, Continent - Asia, Country - Myanmar
- Place of Use Continent - Asia, Country - ThailandContinent - Asia, Country - Thailand, Continent - Asia, Country - BurmaContinent - Asia, Country - Thailand, Continent - Asia, Country - Burma, Continent - Asia, Country - Myanmar
- Category Recreational artifacts
- Sub-category Public entertainment device
- Department Folklore
- Museum CMH
- Earliest 1889/01/01
- Latest 1989/05/31
- Materials Wood, Textile, Metal, Plastic, Cotton, Glass
- Measurements Height 68.0 cm, Width 29.0 cm, Depth 13.5 cm
- Related activity Puppetry
- Caption Marionette
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Additional Information
(Alternate name: String Puppet)
This category of puppet is controlled from above using strings. Marionettes are usually fully articulated, with strings linking the different parts of the body - head, torso, arms, legs - to a hand-held "control". Several different types of controls exist, with various degrees of complexity (vertical, horizontal, angled). Marionettes can be made of a wide range of materials: wood, paper, fabric, foam rubber, etc.
Tandem Marionette
Marionette combining two characters - sometimes more - which are usually placed side by side and attached to the same control. This type of puppet is most often used when similar characters must make identical movements; e.g., a corps de ballet.
Trick Marionette
A marionette constructed and strung in a way that allows it to perform precise and intricate activities (e.g., juggling, performing complex manoeuvres on a trapeze), or to transform (e.g., when one character changes into another). In the latter case, it should be noted that the term "transformation marionette" can also be used.