Ketupat paper model, view 1 of 2

No. 14 · Unique · 2010

Ketupat

Lebaran, life size.

Rice cooked inside a woven pouch of young palm leaves: no table in Indonesia is complete at Eid without it. This pattern is printed at 1:1, twelve sheets, so you can fill a whole basket. Just don't try to eat them.

Scale
1:1
Sheets
12 × A4
Paper
160–200 gsm
Published
9 September 2010
Page views
43,718
Category
Unique
Download PDF · 12 pages · 0.2 MB

Free for personal use · Not for commercial use

The pattern · 12 × A4

What you'll print

Print at 100% (turn off “fit to page”) on 160–200 gsm paper or thin card. The first sheet has the legend and notes.

Ketupat pattern, sheet 1
SHEET 1 / 12
Ketupat pattern, sheet 2
SHEET 2 / 12
Ketupat pattern, sheet 3
SHEET 3 / 12
Ketupat pattern, sheet 4
SHEET 4 / 12
Ketupat pattern, sheet 5
SHEET 5 / 12
Ketupat pattern, sheet 6
SHEET 6 / 12

+ 6 more sheets in the PDF

How to build

From flat to finished

Ketupat assembly diagram 1
  1. 01Print every sheet at actual size on 160–200 gsm paper.
  2. 02Score the fold lines with an empty ballpoint and a ruler before you cut.
  3. 03Cut along the solid lines. Where the legend shows a star, cut a hole.
  4. 04Fold, then glue part by part in number order, holding each tab until it grips.
  5. 05Let it dry before you play with it.

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