Types of Puppets

• Manipulation= the way a puppeteer works or moves a puppet.

Rod puppet= a puppet made without shoulders, arms, or legs

that is manipulated by one or more rods.

Shadow puppet= a flat puppet designed to cast a shadow on

a white screen.

Hand puppet= A puppet that fits over the puppeteer’s hand (like a glove) and is manipulated by the

puppeteer’s fingers inside the puppet’s head and hands.

Moveable-mouth puppet=A hand puppet with a mouth that moves.

Marionette= A puppet manipulated by strings

connecting a control rod to the moving body parts.

Full-Body puppet=A puppet worn over the puppeteer’s head and

body like a costume.