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	Report of Past Event Craftwork contests   2003 Ainu Craftwork Contest(July 5-8, 2003)     A contest of woodcraft and modern creative works using traditional Ainu skills was held for three days from July 5 at the "Kaderu 2.7 Exhibition Hall" in Sapporo. Although there were magnificent works of clothing with Ainu patterns that give them an original artistic flavor and unique hunting gear; unfortunately, some of the skills used in creating these have already been lost. Aiming to restore lost skills and promote modern creative activities using such skills, this contest awards excellent works in order to develop the skills and encourage artistic activities. [Divisions of Contestants] 1.Division of traditional weaving and embroidery(Traditional Weaving)     Women, knitted, embroidered pieces of work that restore or revive traditional Ainu handicrafts using traditional techniques. 2.Division of traditional woodcraft(Traditional Woodcraft)     Woodcraft works that restore or revive traditional Ainu handicrafts using traditional techniques. 3.Division of general Ainu works(General Work)     Traditional handicrafts or modern creative works that do not fit the above divisions 1 or 2. [List of Prize Winners] 1st prize      Nobuko Fujiwara(Chitose) Ruunpe -- General work      Tamae Murabe(Urakawa) Attusi loom -- Traditional woodcraft      Shizue Ukaji(Chiba) Tapestry -- General work 2nd prize      Aiko Abe(Sapporo) Sakhalin Ainu clothes -- Traditional weaving      Shigehiro Takano(Biratori) Ita -- Traditional woodcraft      Hisae Sasaki(Chitose) Ruunpe -- Traditional weavingg 3rd prize      Yuka Yoshino(Sapporo) Ciciri -- Traditional weaving      Shigeru Araki(Sapporo) Parent and child bears -- General work      Ikuko Okada(Shiraoi) Tapestry -- General work      Shigeno Kitagawa(Obihiro) Vest -- General work      Shuko Izawa(Asahikawa) Towel rack -- Traditional woodcraft      Atsuko Tatehara(Kyoto) Entrance mat -- General work      Junichi Noto(Rubeshibe) Owl and pika -- General work      Chieko Oguni(Asahikawa) Saranip -- Traditional weaving      Chieko Ueno(Kushiro) Three-strand tonkori pendant -- General work      Satomi Chiba(Sapporo) Embroidered suit -- General work