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Toys > Puppets

Preferred term

Puppets  

Definition

  • Human or animal figures, often with jointed limbs, manipulated by strings, wires, rods or the like, or directly by the hand; used in mock dramas and other types of entertainment; some examples may be (near) life-size

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Entry terms

  • DUMMIES, VENTRILOQUIST'S
  • FINGER PUPPETS
  • GLOVE PUPPETS
  • HAND PUPPETS
  • Marionettes
  • ROD PUPPETS
  • SHADOW PUPPETS
  • STICK PUPPETS
  • STRING PUPPETS
  • VENTRILOQUIAL FIGURES
  • VENTRILOQUIST'S DUMMIES

Notation

  • 116407

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-DSF4TG4K-8

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