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What types of puppets are there?

I realised I don't actually have a comprehensive list of the types of puppets, so here goes (each type will be linked to its appropriate description and how-to pages as I add them):

Find out what kinds of puppets are used in Australia here. And which are the easiest to make is discussed here.

Animatronics - puppets that are really 'robots'
Blacklight puppets (UV, puppeteers invisible)
Bunraku (Japanese rod puppets)
Costume puppets
Caricature (portrait) puppets
Finger puppets - now available at my store!
Found puppets (also known as object manipulation)
Glove puppets (aka hand puppets)
Javanese Wayang Kulit (wooden rod puppets)
Light curtain staging (puppets seen, puppeteers 'invisible' )
Marionettes - string puppets
Marottes - rod puppets
Mouth puppets - puppets that talk
Muppet-types - you can now buy moppet eyes for your next puppet build from my online store!
Non-typecast puppet
Outdoor puppets
People puppets
Rod puppets
Sock puppets
Shadow puppets - you can now buy shadow puppets and patterns from my online store!
White light theatre (puppeteers visible)
Ventriloquist puppets
Vietnamese water puppetry