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Puppet Shows

A puppet is a figure that is moved by a person, usually for a performance of some
kind. The figure can be of a person, an object, or even a machine.

Read the clues and write the names of the famous puppets using the Help Box.

1. _____________ is the name of the traditional Rajasthani
puppet. They are made of a single piece of wood. It is

controlled by a single string.

2. _____________ form of puppetry has its roots in
Odisha. These puppets have no legs and wear long
flowing skirts.

3. _____________ form of puppetry comes from West
Bengal. The puppets, usually about 1 m in height, are
tied to the waist of the puppeteer with a bamboo rod.

4. _____________ is one of Japan’s traditional performing
arts. The heads of puppets are each carved from a single
piece of Japanese cypress from the Kiso mountains.

5. _____________ is a Vietnamese water puppet traditional
art and one of the most indigenous cultural traits and
folk arts with over 1,000 years of history.

Fact File
Help Box
Shadow puppetry is not something recently discovered.
Kathputli, Mua Roi Nuoc, Kundhei, This art of forming characters with shadows using hands
Putul Nach, Bunraku was used in olden times for storytelling and entertainment.

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