MARIONETTE HEAD - BIRMANIA 19th CENTURY in polychrome wood and horsehair, a mechanism operates the tongue. Small accidents and wear Height: 15.5 cm Numerous carved wooden puppets were made in 20th-century Burma. Equipped with an inner mechanism enabling them to open their mouths and stick out their tongues, these puppets were used in Burmese puppet theater performances, known as Yoke thé. They represented mythical, royal or comic characters.