Researchers unearthed several clay puppets from El Salvador which they hope will give them more insights into the fairly ...

The enigmatic people who created the figures may have shared cultural traditions with neighboring Maya and other ancient ...

The two smallest puppets measure around four inches and seven inches, while the other three stand at about a foot tall. These ...

Archaeologists in El Salvador found a collection of clay puppets from the pre-Columbian El Salvador that they dated to around ...

A life-size red-head David Bowie stands in a corner opposite a star-gazing magical Prince. Across from them, a gnarly possum named Roadkill Joey sits eating pink cake. Elsewhere, a stony masked face ...

Researchers determined that the artifacts were puppets because of the holes in their heads, which string could easily fit through. "The three larger figurines have articulated, adjustable heads ...

Explore Jim Henson's puppets and Muppets in the Smithsonian's collections along ... Puppet National Museum of American History skekEkt the Ornamentalist Skeksis Puppet Head from The Dark Crystal ...

Three of the figures were made of fine clay and had adjustable heads with holes in them that may have been controlled using a string, much like a marionette puppet. They also had uniquely carved ...

The head of the male puppet found at San Isidro. The head of the male puppet found at San Isidro. Szymański & Prejs / Antiquity This prominent placement suggests that the figures were involved in ...

Five oddly expressive clay figurines, made on the edge of the Maya world about 2,400 years ago, were probably used as puppets in public rituals to commemorate mythical or real events. “They ...

The puppet that represents the horse, Joey, was operated by three puppeteers, with the puppeteers creating the horse noises themselves. The puppeteer at the head of Joey used bicycle brake levers ...