Pumice doll - Pumice doll

Japanese: 軽石人形 - かるいしにんぎょう
Pumice doll - Pumice doll

…Also, the Noroman puppet, which was performed as a kyogen performance of sekkyo puppets, remains. Other distinctive puppet plays include the Kuruma Ningyo (Sekkyo-bushi) of Hachioji, Tokyo, where a single puppeteer sits on a wooden box with a wheel, the Kushi Ningyo (Gidayu-bushi) of Shiraku, Saitama, where a two-person puppeteer, the Kamuishi Ningyo (Gidayu-bushi) of southern Iwate, where a finger puppeteer, and the Fukusa Ningyo (Sekkyo-bushi) of Sodegaura, Chiba, where a single puppeteer, have been passed down through the ages, but many of them are in danger of being preserved and passed down. [Takeshi Saito]. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "pumice dolls" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また,説経人形の間(あい)狂言として演じられた野呂間人形も残っている。 ほかに,一人遣いで,車のついた木箱に腰をかけて人形を遣う東京都八王子の車人形(説経節),二人遣いの埼玉県白久の串人形(義太夫節),指遣いの岩手県南部の軽石人形(義太夫節),一人遣いの千葉県袖ヶ浦の袱紗(ふくさ)人形(説経節)など,特色ある人形芝居が存在し,民衆芸能のありさまを連綿と伝えてきたが,その多くが保存と伝承を危ぶまれている。【斎藤 武】。…

※「軽石人形」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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