Marionette

Puppet controlled from above using wires or strings

A marionette ( MARR-ee-ə-NET; French: marionnette [maʁjɔnɛt]), or string puppet, is a puppet controlled from above using wires or strings depending on regional variations. A marionette's puppeteer is called a marionettist. Marionettes are operated with the puppeteer hidden or revealed to an audience by using a vertical or horizontal control bar in different forms of theatres or entertainment venues.

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