These figurines, often referred to as "puppets," were discovered during excavations at the San Isidro site in the Sonsonate district, dating back to approximately 400 BC. The figurines ...

Archaeologists digging in Central America recently uncovered strange 2,400-year-old clay puppets in an unexpected place. The ...

Explore Jim Henson's puppets and Muppets in the Smithsonian's collections along with related collection items. Learn their backstories, their missions, and the inspiration for each of them. National ...

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.

“We contend that the figurines may have served a combination of purposes, being, effectively, marionettes or puppets in re-enactments of certain scenes,” the authors wrote in Antiquity.

Bassist Cris Kirkwood and drummer Derrick Bostrom met in high school in Phoenix and started their first punk band, Atomic ...

These giant puppets, animated by the dancers who wear them, are called mojigangas (moh-he-GAHN-gahs). In other parts of Mexico, they are sometimes known by names that are variations of giant or doll.

Pieces of paper showing the names of “One Piece” characters, such as Nami and Zoro, were hanging from the puppets’ necks. Specialized dolls that resemble the manga’s characters will be ...

But backstage, the next 80 minutes were half ballet, half mad scramble, as the performers grabbed hundreds of different puppets, props and masks stacked on tables and, with split-second timing ...