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Ancient Egypt
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Oldest Existing Map Fold
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95 B.C.
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Invention of Paper
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Tang Dynasty 618-907 A.D.
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Chinese Bookbinding
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Heian Era 794-1185 A.D.
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Tato Folds
Kusudama (Medicine Ball)
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Song Dynasty 960-1127 A.D.
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Chinese Folding Fans
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1200-1250 A.D.
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Mayan Bookbinding
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Yung Dynasty 1271-1368 A.D.
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Funerary Objects
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Muromachi 1333-1568 and Edo 1600-1868 Eras
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Traditional Folds
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15th Century
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Medieval Girdle Books
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1490
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Illustration of Classic Paper Boats
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1581
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Italian Napkin Folding and
Waterbomb Base
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Circa 17th Century
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Recreational Origami
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1670
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Illustration of Letter Folds
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1680
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Origami Poem
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1682-1717
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First References to Origami (Orisue) and Traditional Folded Cranes (Orizuru)
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17th-19th Centuries
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Baptismal Certificates and
Windmill-Folds
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Circa 1710
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Troublewit
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1734
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Japanese Print of Folded Models
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1764
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Tsutsumi-no Ki (Book of Wrapping) by ISE Sadatake
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1787
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Sembazuru Wood Print
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1795-1870's
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Early English and American Origami
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1797
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Hiden Senbazuru Orikata (The Secret of
One Thousand Cranes Origami)
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1800-1807
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Chushingura Orikata
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1845
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Kan-No Mado
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1872
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Paper Hat Step Folds Published in Scientific
American
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1886
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Published Diagrams for the Flapping Bird
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1887
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Published Diagrams for the Paper Boat
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Late 19th Century
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Froebelian Folding
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1920's
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Bauhaus Movement and Paperfolding
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1950's
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The Beginnings of Organized
Paperfolding in the West
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1955
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Origin of Peace Crane
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