Yellow, orange, brown, blue, and pink shadow puppet character. The character has a large nose and one arm is longer than the other.

This Karagiozis character is Karagiozis (Καραγκιόζης), a trickster poor Greek man whose sole interest is sleep and eating. Socially, he is in closer relation to Hadji Ivat (Greek: Hadjiavatis) than any other characters, and often he is informed by him, sometimes they cooperate in business, but sometimes Hadjiavatis is a victim of Karagiozis' tricks.

More information about Karaghiozis: https://greekreporter.com/2022/07/23/karagiozis-puppet-greece-greekhistory/

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