string puppet; rod puppet

Puppet representing a thief with a carved wooden head (open mouth with teeth and tongue showing), hands and legs decorated with polychrome pigments. The puppet wears a blue shirt with white buttons, brown trousers and a red neckscarf. Operating rod and strings detached.

for puppet theatres in the home

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