NOTE: The pictured puppet has been sold but I can create one just for you. He will be as close to the pictured one as possible given that they are handmade originals. I will send work-in-progress pictures and the completed puppet will be shipped upon your approval..Allow two to three weeks for a custom order.
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"There were badgers here, I've been told, long before that same city ever came to be. And now there are badgers here again. We are an enduring lot, and we may move out for a time, but we wait, and are patient, and back we come. And so it will ever be."
Badger, Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

This is Badger awakened by visitors after his bedtime. He is based on the character from the children's classic Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame.

Badger is a one-of-a-kind hand crafted marionette. He is entirely hand-made of polymer clay painted with acrylic paints and varnishes, and dressed in a costume hand-sewn from fabric remnants. He is wearing a cotton striped nightshirts and black and white polka dot satin robe. His robe is lined in scarlet satin, and has black velvet collar and cuffs. He is wearing a sculptured Fez on his head. He hangs from a wooden "airplane" style controller on sturdy upholstery thread. He is jointed with heavy gauge copper wire. Each puppet is a one-of-a-kind creation.

I also have Ratty, Mole and of course Mr. Toad available in separate listings.

Badger himself is 13" tall
The whole puppet including controller is 24"

A simple twist of the controller will make him walk. Use him in puppet shows or just let him hang around the house. Although Badger is based on a children's book, he is not a toy, and is meant to be played with by adults.

NOTE: I can offer the set of all 4 Wind in the Willows marionettes for a reduced price of $950 for the set - please contact me if interested in the set.