This listing is for a Vintage Antique KASPERTHEATER German 1930s/40s Wood Character Puppet Felt Cloth Glove Marionette Guignol Wood Carved Face Cubist as can be seen in the pictures.
I found it in a estate sale.
This is the Type of deal to get before it's gone.
Punch Hand Puppet Wood Carved Head Vintage German
Kasper (also Kasperl or Kasperle , Bavarian Káschberl , Swabian Kaschberle , Alemannic Chaschperli ) is the comic hero of the Kaspertheater , a puppet theater usually performed with hand puppets.
It is assumed that the role of Kasper goes back to, among others, the Hanswurst of the Viennese Volkstheater.
The puppet character Kasper has been known in the German-speaking world since the end of the 18th century .
Kasper usually wears a long pointed cap, a dress reminiscent of Harlequin with a large, colorful pattern. Kasperl's characteristic laughing face with the conspicuous nose (often a hooked nose) is reminiscent of carnival masks and makes him recognizable even when in disguise.
There are characters similar to Punch in many countries, for example Mr. Punch ( Punch and Judy ) in the United Kingdom, Guignol in France, Jan Klaassen in the Netherlands, Mester Jakel in Denmark, Pulcinella in Italy, Fasulis in Greece, Petrushka (speaks through a whistle) in Russia and Vasilache in Romania.
High Head 5 inch
High 12 inch
condition as seen in pictures
Small tear due to age as seen in the pictures
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasper
Stock # 250102
