Draw out the hidden tips and spread the layers into a little hollow crown with four peaks.
Why this level: Fold the corners in two rounds, gently extract two tips from between layers, then open the form into 3D.
You need: 1 sheet of origami paper
This pointed paper crown appears in a kindergarten activity book from 1882. A Chinese book from 1914 presents the related form as a penholder. This guide follows Margaret Campbell’s 1937 preparation: two rounds of corner folds, then two hidden tips drawn out from the layers. Its first folder is not known.
Did you know? Two central points overlap while the crown is flat. Spread them front and back and all four peaks appear around the hollow centre.
Crease both diagonals and unfold.
Fold each of the four corners to the centre.
Fold the four new corners to the centre behind.
Fold the small square diagonally in half and turn its long edge to the bottom.
Ease the hidden right and left corner tips up from between the layers.
Gently separate the two central points toward the front and back. The end points move with them, opening a hollow surrounded by four peaks.