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Glove: The hand is placed inside the puppet's dress, almost like a glove. Depending on the manipulation there are different types: French doll or puppet: With the index finger the head is held, with the big finger one hand and with the rest, the other hand of the puppet.
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Putxinelli or traditional Catalan puppet: For a long time, in Catalonia, a particular form of this puppet was used, whose head was held up with three fingers at the same time (index, heart, ring). And the other two fingers (small and big), were used to move the puppet's arms. In the past these puppets were made of carved wood, like small sculptures and weighed a lot
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Punch or English puppet: The head is held with the index finger and both hands of the puppet with the ring and big fingers.
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Finger: Small glove puppet, which is worn on a single finger where the body has only one movement.


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Muppet: It is a simplification of the glove puppet, the whole hand is shod in the doll's head, which opens and closes its mouth.

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Marota and Stem: It is a manipulated puppet with a single central stem. And the hand of the manipulator can be the hand of the puppet. Sometimes the puppet's hands carry two stems.

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Wire puppet or marionette: It consists of an articulated doll, which is manipulated from above, by means of threads that go to a wooden cross who has the manipulator in his hand.

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bunraku: This is a Japanese technique; the doll is two-thirds the size of the man, and manipulated by three people: the teacher (20 years of studies), who manipulates the head and the right hand, and the assistants (10 years of studies) which manipulate the left arm and legs. Accompanied by a musician who recites the text. There are also adaptations for a single manipulator.

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Shadows: These are flat figures, armed on a stem, sometimes articulated, which, placed behind a screen and with a light focus, transforms into a theater of shadows. When they are applied, in addition to the hands, we talk about Chinese shadows.

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Big Heads: Although they are usually used for parades and street parties, they can be used in a performance as another puppet. The body of the manipulator is placed inside the puppet.

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animatronics: Remotely manipulated puppets, sometimes controlled by computer and sometimes with electronic cables.
Automata: They are puppets that are operated by mechanical elements. You don't always need the manipulator for them to wiggle.
Ventriloquist puppets: Ventriloquy, the art of throwing the voice, that is to say, that the speaker does so in such a way that the sound seems to come from a distance or from a different source than the one speaking. Usually, the ventriloquist – he keeps his lips tightly together, almost without moving them – uses a puppet to keep the audience's attention and increase the illusion that the character is the one speaking. When he is not using the puppet, the ventriloquist uses some object that he usually waves to attract our attention while he speaks and manages to give the illusion he wants.
Based on these main techniques, mixed puppets can be created. For example, a glove puppet whose arm is manipulated with a stem, etc