How to Fold an Origami Samurai Helmet
Medium level, 10 steps. Traditional. Earliest record: a Hiroshige print, 1830-1844.
The animated version shows each fold moving, one step per screen. This page shows every step at once.
All 10 steps
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Step 1. Fold the top corner down to the bottom corner.
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Step 2. Fold the left corner down to the bottom point.
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Step 3. Fold the right corner down to the bottom point.
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Step 4. Fold the left flap up to the top point.
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Step 5. Fold the right flap up to the top point.
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Step 6. Fold the left point out to make a horn.
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Step 7. Fold the right point out to make the other horn.
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Step 8. Fold the bottom point of the front layer up.
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Step 9. Fold the same layer up again along the bottom of the horns.
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Step 10. Fold the back point up behind, inside the helmet.
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Done. Open the bottom to wear it or stand it up.