The Concept of Golems is pretty old... the idea behind them was around even before the dark ages.



In its simplest context, a Golem is an inanimate construct (like a doll or a statue) that was given life through some means to perform a specific action... Similar in concept to a modern day robot. Most Golems in contemporary stories are either made of mud or stone though there are ones made of metal (strong and powerful)..



However, in this case a mannequin or some pieces of cloth have been given life and it doesn't seem to have been designed to serve a noble purpose from the look of things.