Etna Kusudama

How to fold a rectangle into three equal parts

Use this sheet as

a template to
fold remaining
sheets into three
equal parts

variation from half-squares

1 3
2

Tab
Pocket

Tab

× 30 units

page 1 © Maria Sinayskaya

January 2011
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variation from rectangles 2:5
1
3

Tab Pocket

Tab

× 30 units

Note: Model can be made from rectangles

with aspect ratio ranging from 2:3 to 2:5

page 2 © Maria Sinayskaya

January 2011
Etna Kusudama - assembly

3 units
joined together

Tetrahedron Octahedron Icosahedron

6 edges 12 edges 30 edges

6 units 12 units 30 units

page 3 © Maria Sinayskaya

January 2011