vi. Glove Puppetry
- Other names for glove puppets are hand, sleeve, and palm puppets. They are little figurines with a head, arms, and a skirt that is long and flowing.
- Although there are notable exceptions, most puppets are made of fabric or wood.
- These puppets look like limp dolls, a talented puppeteer can make them move in a number of ways.
- The head is made of papier-mache, linen, or wood, and two hands protrude from right below the neck. The rest of the body is covered with a long, flowing skirt.
- The human hand manipulates the puppet by placing the first finger on the head and the middle and thumb on the puppet’s two other fingers.
- glove puppets are a common practice in Kerala, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, and Odisha
- In Odisha, glove puppet shows focus on Radha and Krishna stories, in contrast to Uttar Pradesh where they primarily address societal issues.
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