origami
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Origami is the Japanese art of folding paper into decorative shapes and figures, such as cranes, without using cuts or glue. It holds cultural significance, particularly in Japanese tradition, and has become associated with meaningful practices like the creation of thousand-crane garlands (senbazuru) that are dedicated as memorials.
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- Etymology
- History
- Ceremonial origami (origata)
- Recreational origami
- 1500s－1800s
- Since 1800s
- Techniques and materials
- Techniques
- Origami paper
- Tools
- Types
- Action origami
- Modular origami
- Wet-folding
- Pureland origami
- {{anchor|tessellation}}Origami tessellations
- Kirigami
- Strip folding
- Teabag folding
- Mathematics and technical origami
- Mathematics and practical applications
- Technical origami
- Origami-related computer programs
- Ethics and copyright
- Origami in various meanings
- Gallery
- In popular culture
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
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is the art and technique of folding paper. It also refers to the two- and three-dimensional forms created in the process. The use of the term has been extended in modern times to include other materials such as metal, textiles, and it is also used in the biological sciences to describe folded structures like DNA.