Bert Puppet National Museum of American History

Bert is a hand-rod puppet originally performed by Frank Oz and currently performed by Eric Jacobson. In a hand-rod puppet, like Bert, the performer’s dominant hand goes into the puppet’s head and operates the mouth and sometimes other facial features.

More Muppets Head to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History

Muppet collection goes to Smithsonian

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Miss Piggy joins Kermit, other muppets in Smithsonian, Entertainment

Muppets Ernie, Elmo and Bert on display at a special National Museum News Photo - Getty Images

Bert and Ernie puppets from Jim Henson's Fantastic World exhibition. 1970s and 1980s [2600x1860] : r/ArtefactPorn

Puppets Ernie (L) and Bert from Sesame Street are seen after they were donated to the National Museum of American History to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washingt …

Miss Piggy and Kermit together at last at the Smithsonian, The Muppets

Miss Piggy joins Kermit in Smithsonian collection

The Smithsonian Institution, Muppet Wiki

The Fantastic Mind Behind The Muppets - The Observer