. . . "In 1977, Friends Industries issued a kit for a styrofoam Big Bird Marionette. The kit included separate pieces for his head, neck, body, chin ruffle, neck ruffle, wing feathers, feet, top feathers and legs. When the marionette is assembled, Big Bird stood just over a foot tall."@en . "In 1977, Friends Industries issued a kit for a styrofoam Big Bird Marionette. The kit included separate pieces for his head, neck, body, chin ruffle, neck ruffle, wing feathers, feet, top feathers and legs. When the marionette is assembled, Big Bird stood just over a foot tall."@en . "Big Bird Marionette"@en .