Hello
set of 5 Hand puppets, the one wearing the crown is marked « Western Germany » on the back of head.
There's a “Disney” Sebastian the crab😆included
For your information:
Kasper (also known as Kasperle or Kasperl) is a famous traditional puppet character from Germany and Austria. The traditional stories and characters used are similar to those in British Punch and Judy shows. Kasper is the hero; a joker, witty and adventurous. The other Kasperletheatre puppets include characters such as Gretel and Seppel (Kasper's friends), a princesse, king, a policeman, witch, wizard, robber, grandmother and crocodile. The different characters can be used to act out traditional and modern fairy tales and stories.
No Kasperletheatre has its origins in the 16th Century Italian Commedia dell'Arte, and Kasper was a similar character to the Italian Pulcinella. He first appeared in a marionette play in the 19th Century in Germany. Like Punch and Pulcinella he was aggressive and used a slapstick to beat the devil and other characters.
In 1920, a puppeteer named Max Jacob introduced the form recognized today, using glove puppets instead of marionettes. The puppets had carved wooden heads and fabric bodies. Jacob made Kasper into a more childlike hero who has adventures and helps his friends with their problems.
Here you are bidding on:
characters Kasper (with red hat), Devil, Crocodile & King
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