| The Public Paperfolding History Project
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page is being used to collect information about the
history of the paperfolding design I call The Turban.
Please contact me if you know any of this information is
incorrect or if you have any other information that
should be added. Thank you. ********** 1899 As far as I am aware this design first appears in the French children's magazine 'Mon Journal' of 21st October 1899, where it is called the 'Bonnet de Police / Bourse'. The author explains that 'This headwear being unknown to the Japanese, they invert it and make a flat purse or a wallet. You can also crush the bottom and obtain a sort of cup.'
********** 1908 The same design and diagrams also appeared in 'Les Petits Secrets Amusants' by Alber-Graves, which was published by Librairie Hachette in Paris in 1908.
********** 1968 The same design appears as the 'Turban or Japanese Purse' in 'Teach Yourself Origami: The Art of Paperfolding' by Robert Harbin, which was published by The English Universities Press in 1968.
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