Form of theatre or performance that involves the manipulation of puppets

A puppet show inTripoli, Libya, and people playing musical instruments. Coloured aquatint with etching by Havell & Son, 1816.

Burma: a puppet show with musicians and audience. Gouache painting.

Linqing, China: a crowd gathered around a stand to watch a puppet show with music. Engraving by G. Paterson after T. Allom.

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Puppet theater

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Images referencing Puppet theater

Works from the collections

Burma: a puppet show with musicians and audience. Gouache painting.

Linqing, China: a crowd gathered around a stand to watch a puppet show with music. Engraving by G. Paterson after T. Allom.

A puppet show inTripoli, Libya, and people playing musical instruments. Coloured aquatint with etching by Havell & Son, 1816.