Puppet thingy?

Question

What is the thing called that holds the puppet strings? lol.. like that wood thing. does it even have a name? lol

Answer 1

The wooden thing is called a control. There are two types of marionette control; one that is made in a vertical way (ie. a cross), and the other is made horizontally. You can see how they are made at this marionette maker's website:

http://marionette-maker.blogspot.com/

Answer 2

A marionette or any string puppet is controlled from above by the "crutch" or simply, the "control."

Answer 3

The puppet is called a marionette and the puppeteer is called a manipulator.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marionette

This was an interesting question...

Answer 4

Believe it or not the wooden thing-y is called various things...control stick, controller, or control handle to name a few :)

Hope this helps...FUN QUESTION!!!

Cher

Answer 5

you could refer wikiepedia , yahoo or google 4

the correct word .