A marionette is a puppet controlled from above using wires or
strings depending on regional variations. A marionette's puppeteer is called a
manipulator. Marionettes are operated with the puppeteer hidden or revealed to
an audience by using a vertical or horizontal control bar in different forms of
theatres or entertainment venues. They have also been used in films and on
television. The attachment of the strings varies according to its character or
purpose.
