A [[doll]] of cloth or wood, which can be operated by a puppeteer by means of strings and cable or by wearing it as a glove.

If it's controlled with [[puppet strings]], it's a [[marionette]].

Some puppets have proper names like [[Shanghai Doll]] or [[Pinocchio (character)|]].

h4. See also

* [[hand puppet]]
* [[finger puppet]]
* [[shadow puppet]]
* [[puppet rings]] (usually used together with puppet strings)
* [[control bar]]
* [[puppet show]]
* [[karakuri puppet]] (kind of like a wooden [[steampunk]] robot)
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