Carved Puppets

19th century terracotta orpah puppet We are proud to offer a 19th century terracotta Orpah puppet, with carved wooden legs and hands, rotating terracotta head and mirrored glass h...

Created for Bunraku theatre, this Bunraku, known in Japan as a Ningyo Jorurui, depicts a samurai warrior. He is dressed in full kamishimo, with a kataginu and hakama of rich brocade ...

19th Century Italian Knights Templar Marionette Puppet A wonderful untouched example of a mid to late 19th Century Italian marionette puppet in the form of a Knights Templar.

Collection of early 20th Century hand-crafted puppets We share what we love, and we love this collection of early to mid-20th Century hand carved/crafted puppets.

Puppet hand fragment, wood, Japanese, Meiji period. This Meiji period Bunraku wooden arm is a rare and intriguing piece of art. Bunraku is a form of traditional Japanese puppet the...

Antique Head of a Sicilian puppet, ca. 1900s Antique Head of a Sicilian puppet depicting a knight. Made of handcarved and handpainted wood with handforged metal helmet. Manufactured...

This playful carved figure functioned as a candle or oil lamp holder, to provide light in Javanese Wayang shadow puppet performances.

The heads and hands of traditional Ningyo Joruri puppets are carved by specialists, while the bodies and costumes are often constructed by the puppeteers themselves.

A wonderful piece of English Folk Art. A hand carved Tiller & Clowes trick skeleton marionette circa 1880 in age. The piece would of been used in a large travelling show performed by...

This is a wonderful depiction of Krampus or the devil puppet. The item is approximately 8 inches tall and has a skeleton, arms and legs made of wood.

This is a wonderful depiction of Krampus or the devil puppet. The item is approximately 14.5 inches tall and has a skeleton, arms and legs made of wood.

An unusual and highly decorative example of an early 20th century horse puppet, a carved wooden head with leather detail across most of the item.

The head, hands and feet are carved from linden wood. His clothes are hand-sewn.

Vintage puppet. Newar people of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, early 20th century.

This intricately carved wooden puppet head, originating from Burma (Myanmar), is a captivating example of traditional Burmese puppetry.

Puppet with carved wooden head and hands outfitted in gorgeous lacquered brass and orange and gold vintage Fortuny fabric.

Group of Five Vintage Puppets. Newar People of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Early 20th Century. Mounted. Paper-mâché on a wooden base. Original clothing. All are mounted on metal sta...

Chinese opera marionette male doll, circa 1920s. The head of this puppet is carved in a soft wood; the feet and hands are also made of wood.

Turn-of-the-century wooden puppet head with glass eyes and moveable tongue. The tongue is controlled by pulling the string on the top of his head. Thoughtfully designed when the stri...

A very fine example of a professionally carved puppet from Italian theater. Puppet shows very very popular in the 19th and early 20th century, and the devil could always add a dramat...

Chinese carved wood puppet heads with gesso finish and red and black painted facial features.

Burmese puppet, hands, mouth, arm, legs neck, all moveable works from strings.

Teak stencil plates for creating the flat shadow puppets from Java, Indonesia. Extremely decorative wall hangings as a grouping. Have been french polished.

This folk figure was animated by strings to the iron loops and was able to speak with articulated mouth. The puppet is well dressed and in great condition.

Chinese folk character puppet. Carved and painted wood with silk costumes.

Chinese folk character puppet. Carved and painted wood with silk costumes.

Scary ghost skeleton puppet. Expressively carved hollow wood head with old paint with stick inside of white cotton robe that would hide the hand.

Wonderful 1930's European carved wood puppet on stand.

Large carved wood puppet from the northern India used to tell stories found in ancient Indian texts.

Hand-carved and painted wood puppet with fabric arms, jointed knees & hips, with high-heeled black shoes.

Hand-carved and painted wood puppet with fabric arms, jointed knees and hips, high heeled black shoes.

Highly stylized Bambara tribal puppet, made from carved wood, cloth, and metals strips

A whimsical French Folk Art harlequin toy puppet on a natural wood base, circa 1820, made with two face-sides. Beautiful original paint, different colors for each "face". One side ha...

Carved and joined wooden puppet with curved leather for rib cage.

Handcrafted puppet of a Medieval Knight by Californian artist Stan Felman, known for his ceramics and wall sculptures created this Knight of the Roundtable out wood, fabric and alumi...

A carved wood Bamana puppet, African, 20th century Size: 26.25" x 10" x 10"

Well made carved and pieced wood puppet crafted to be articulated by strings coming out of the top of the skull including one that moves the jaw.

A whimsical 19th century antique Sicilian Commedia dell 'arte rod puppet. The vintage puppet has carved polychrome painted wood head, hands and feet with.