paper animals

Creased crane, frog

Paper animals are decorative or artistic figures of animals made from folded, cut, or sculpted paper.

The term covers origami cranes and frogs, paper-mâché sculptures, and cut-out silhouettes.

Children make simple paper animals in craft projects; artists create elaborate ones for display: The mobile featured dozens of delicate paper animals suspended from the ceiling.

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craft · art project · mache · cutout · puppet · frog · swan · delicate · pleated · zoo · menagerie · decorative · flutter · wings · cardstock · Japanese · Chinese zodiac · fold

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material composition

paper animalsstuffed animals

Soft sewn toy creatures

plush toys · metal sculptures · ceramic animals · wooden animals · soft toys

lifelikeness/animacy

paper animalslive animals

Organisms currently alive

living creatures · wild animals · pets · livestock

permanence/durability

paper animalsbronze sculptures

Artwork cast in copper alloy

stone carvings · marble statues

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G