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Rustic Antique Wooden Carved Burmese Puppet Head
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Antique Burmese Carved Puppet Head- B
A decorative carved wood and painted Burmese puppet head
Category
Antique 19th Century Burmese Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Teak
Rustic Antique Wooden Carved Burmese Puppet Head
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Antique Burmese Carved Puppet Head- A
A decorative carved wood and painted Burmese puppet head
Category
Antique 19th Century Burmese Rustic Masks
Materials
Teak
Burmese 19th Century Hand-Carved and Painted Wooden Puppet Show Sign
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Burmese hand-carved wooden puppet show sign from the 19th century, with red and black painted
Category
Antique 19th Century Burmese Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Hand-Carved Antique Wall Panels with Puppet Design
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty period hand-carved and lacquered puppet show signs from the 19th
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Hand Carved Pine German Fireman Puppet
Located in London, GB
fireman puppet / Doll. Hand carved with some lovely naïve Folk Art detail including a brass helmet symbol
Category
Vintage 1920s German Folk Art Toys
Materials
Cotton, Pine
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Female), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric
Located in Milwaukee, WI
(usually) end happily.
Three-dimensional Indonesian puppets are carved out of light, soft wood. The head
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Wood
Samuraï Yoshitsune Puppet Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Samuraï Yoshitsune Puppet with structure in wood,
hand-carved wood, hand-painted wood
Category
Vintage 1980s Japanese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silk, Wood
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade with Carved Painted Wood & Fabric
Located in Milwaukee, WI
(usually) end happily.
Three-dimensional Indonesian puppets are carved out of light, soft wood. The head
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Wood
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
(usually) end happily.
Three-dimensional Indonesian puppets are carved out of light, soft wood. The head
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Wood
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
(usually) end happily.
Three-dimensional Indonesian puppets are carved out of light, soft wood. The head
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Wood
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
(usually) end happily.
Three-dimensional Indonesian puppets are carved out of light, soft wood. The head
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Wood
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
(usually) end happily.
Three-dimensional Indonesian puppets are carved out of light, soft wood. The head
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Wood
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
(usually) end happily.
Three-dimensional Indonesian puppets are carved out of light, soft wood. The head
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Wood
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
(usually) end happily.
Three-dimensional Indonesian puppets are carved out of light, soft wood. The head
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Wood
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
(usually) end happily.
Three-dimensional Indonesian puppets are carved out of light, soft wood. The head
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Wood
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
(usually) end happily.
Three-dimensional Indonesian puppets are carved out of light, soft wood. The head
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Wood
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
(usually) end happily.
Three-dimensional Indonesian puppets are carved out of light, soft wood. The head
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Wood
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade with Carved, Painted Wood and Fabric
Located in Milwaukee, WI
(usually) end happily.
Three-dimensional Indonesian puppets are carved out of light, soft wood. The head
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Wood
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade with Carved, Painted Wood and Fabric
Located in Milwaukee, WI
(usually) end happily.
Three-dimensional Indonesian puppets are carved out of light, soft wood. The head
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Wood
"Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade with Carved Painted Wood & Fabric from Indonesia
Located in Milwaukee, WI
(usually) end happily.
Three-dimensional Indonesian puppets are carved out of light, soft wood. The head
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Wood
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade with Carved, Painted Wood and Fabric
Located in Milwaukee, WI
(usually) end happily.
Three-dimensional Indonesian puppets are carved out of light, soft wood. The head
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Wood
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade with Carved, Painted Wood and Fabric
Located in Milwaukee, WI
(usually) end happily.
Three-dimensional Indonesian puppets are carved out of light, soft wood. The head
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Wood
Decorative Indonesian Shadow Puppet on Finely Carved Horn Rods, 19th Century
Located in Faversham, GB
Decorative Indonesian shadow puppet from the island of Java. A rare survivor with intricately
Category
Antique 19th Century Indonesian Anglo-Indian Candelabras
Materials
Leather
H 29.14 in W 12.21 in D 0.79 in
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist. This shadow puppet, 25" high
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Wood
STRIDENT MAN Carved Wood Sculpture Hollywood WPA Modernist Puppet Mid-Century
Located in New York, NY
This 18 x 9 x 4 inch carved wood sculpture is unsigned and comes directly from the artist's family
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Opera Hand Puppet
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Chinese opera hand puppet is dress in an elegant, embroidered silk dragon robe. The puppet
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood
Kote Kono a African Puppets from Mali
Located in Paris, FR
African Puppets Kote Kono A, this "Kote Kono" animal
puppets depicting the hornbill bird with a
Category
Vintage 1950s Malian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Wood
20th Century, Burmese Wooden Puppet Head with Stand
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Burmese puppet head was mainly used in the puppet show.
Due to the heavily used of puppets, the
Category
20th Century Burmese Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Puppet Doll Molds from Burma, Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Puppet doll molds from Burma, early 20th century
The enigmatic faces of this unusual pair of
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Puppet Figure
Located in London, GB
20th century articulated folk art puppet figure. Made from hand carved pin, The base (handle) moves up
Category
Vintage 1920s European Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Pine
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Trio of Puppets, China
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th to early 20th century Trio of puppets, China
Two puppet torsos and one puppet head from
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Samuraï Puppet Musha Nyngyo A Set of 2 Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Samuraï Puppet Musha Nyngyo A Set of 2 with structure
in wood, hand-carved wood, hand
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silk, Wood
Samuraï Puppet Musha Nyngyo B Set of 2 Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Samuraï Puppet Musha Nyngyo B Set of 2 with structure
in wood, hand-carved wood, hand
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silk, Wood
Antique Head of a Sicilian Puppet, ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Head of a Sicilian puppet, ca. 1900s
Antique Head of a Sicilian puppet depicting a knight
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Black Forest Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Chinese Wood Puppet Head, 19th Century, Mounted on Contemporary Stand
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Chinese wood puppet head, 19th century, mounted on contemporary stand.
Simple puppet head of a
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects
Materials
Wood
Handmade Rajasthani Kathputli Dancing Puppet Couple Jaipur India 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large pair of vintage 1950s string marionettes, these magnificent Rajasthani Kathputli puppets came
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Textile, Silk, Wood
Vintage Burmese Polychrome Animated Mounted Puppet Heads w/ Expressive Features
Located in Austin, TX
This captivating set of two polychrome puppet heads, meticulously mounted, transports viewers to
Category
20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
H 12 in W 4.5 in D 4.5 in
Wayang Puppet Wood Carving Set, Java, Indonesia, Mid-20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This wood carving set depicts mythical characters that are popular amid "Wayang" puppet shows
Category
Mid-20th Century Javanese Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century, Antique Burmese Wooden Puppet Head with Stand
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Burmese wooden puppet head with stand.
Age: Burma, Early 20th century
Size: Height 19 C.M
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Antique Thai Shadow Puppet, Buffalo Hide, Nang Yai
Located in New York, NY
Antique Thai Shadow Puppet. Puppet is hand carved and constructed of buffalo hide. Overall measures
Category
20th Century More Art
Materials
Animal Skin
16 x 18th Century Venetian Marionette Puppets from Commedia dell’arte Theatre
Located in London, GB
puppets are made of carved & painted wood, terracotta and fabrics of the period.
The 18th Century
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century Italian Baroque Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
H 11.82 in W 2.76 in D 2.37 in
Large Devil or Krampus Marionette by a Master Puppet Maker, Antique Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This is a wonderful depiction of Krampus or the devil puppet. The item is approximately 32 inches
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Composition, Metal, Brass
H 32 in W 8.5 in D 4.25 in
"Golek Puppet (Female), " Wood & Cloth created by Indonesia circa 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
(usually) end happily.
Three-dimensional Indonesian puppets are carved out of light, soft wood. The head of
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Wood
"Golek Puppet (Male), " Wood & Cloth created by Indonesia circa 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
(usually) end happily.
Three-dimensional Indonesian puppets are carved out of light, soft wood. The head of
Category
Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Wood
"Golek Puppet (Male), " Wood & Cloth created in Indonesia circa 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
(usually) end happily.
Three-dimensional Indonesian puppets are carved out of light, soft wood. The head of
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Puppet (flat), round eyes, pink face Wayang Klitik, 19th C
Located in Milwaukee, WI
typically carved out of water buffalo hide and wood. The puppets are works of art. Puppetry is an
Category
19th Century Mixed Media
Materials
Leather, Wood
Indonesian 'Wayang Golek" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This “Wayang Golek” is a visibly old shadow puppet carved using soft wood and cloth. It features an
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Fabric, Wood
H 15.75 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 in
Indonesian 'Wayang Golek" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This “Wayang Golek” is a visibly old shadow puppet carved using soft wood and cloth. It features an
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Fabric
H 23.63 in W 4.73 in D 4.73 in
Vintage Handmade Wooden Elephant Marionette
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage and hand carved wooden elephant puppet marionette with fabric tail. Can also be used to
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Chinese Opera Theatre Marionette, Green Silk Robe, Pink Pom Poms
Located in New York, NY
Chinese opera marionette male doll, circa 1920s. The head of this puppet is carved in a soft wood
Category
20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Silk
Chinese Opera Theatre Marionette, Red Silk Robe, Pink Pom Poms
Located in New York, NY
Chinese opera marionette male doll, circa 1920s. The head of this puppet is carved in a soft wood
Category
20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Silk
KineticPuppetStringsPinocchio GoldTexturedChainLink3Strand Early20thC. Necklace
Located in Chicago, IL
playful kinetic multi-textured faux-carved-wood puppet-on-strings pendant with pointed hat, filigree
Category
Early 20th Century American Artisan Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Yellow Gold, Gilt Metal, Brass
Mid-19th Century Handcrafted Sicilian Marionette Knight
Located in London, GB
Sicilian marionette knight puppet. Still wearing all in brass armour and silk clothing. Made from carved
Category
Antique 1870s Italian Early Victorian Toys and Dolls
Materials
Brass
Mid-19th Century Sicilian Marionette Knight with Sheild
Located in London, GB
Mid-19th Century Sicilian Marionette Knight with Sheild
A mid to late 19th Century hand carved
Category
Antique 1880s Italian Folk Art Toys
Materials
Brass
Karen
By Kat Flyn
Located in New Orleans, LA
assemblage sculpture: Handmade old wood throne, hand carved wood puppet in old dress and boat flag
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Chinese Carved & Painted Wood Puppet
Located in Seattle, WA
Large Chinese puppet carved of wood and with articulating arms, legs, elbows and knees. Puppets
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Rare 19th Century Sicilian Commedia dell'arte Rod Puppet
Located in San Francisco, CA
A great early 19th century Sicilian Commedia dell'arte rod puppet. Carved and polychrome painted
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Folk Art Sculptures
Rare Pair of Antique Vietnamese Puppets 19th Century under Antique Glass Dome
Located in Ulft, Gelderland
used in the same show. The puppets are carved wood and then lacquered, now placed under a big antique
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Vietnamese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Glass, Wood
H 27.56 in W 14.18 in D 9.45 in
Chinese Head from a Puppet in the Form of a Buddhist Arhatt, 19th Century, No 2
Located in Eltville, DE
Fine carved Chinese head from a puppet in the form of a Buddhist arhatt, mounted on a wooden base
Category
Antique 19th Century Central Asian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
H 3.35 in W 2.17 in D 2.56 in
Chinese Head from a Puppet in the Form of a Buddhist Arhatt 19th Century, No 1
Located in Eltville, DE
Fine carved Chinese head puppet in the form of a Buddhist arhatt mounted on a wooden base, 19th
Category
Antique 19th Century Central Asian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
H 3.35 in W 2.17 in D 2.56 in
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Carved Puppets For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of carved puppets available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, softwood and pine, all carved puppets available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of carved puppets available, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of carved puppets to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Folk Art, Victorian and Mid-Century Modern carved puppets are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made carved puppets over the years, but those made by Inuit are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Carved Puppets?
Prices for carved puppets start at $125 and top out at $9,680 with the average selling for $1,683.