Traditional Hat/Boat

[Nick]

Does anyone know the history of this wonderful model?

I've extended it to create a fish and some kind of gondola

http://origami.me.uk/you-shall-have-a-f ... -comes-in/

[Michel G]

For the Boat, ou can have some historical information and also in litterature via:
http://www.origamiheaven.com/historyofthepaperboat.htm

and some little more via:
http://www.origamiheaven.com/historyofpaperboats.htm

And for the Hat, you must go to lower part ("The Newspaper Hat") of:
http://www.origamiheaven.com/historyofpaperhats.htm