The 8th Ainu Craftwork Contest(July 10-13, 2004)
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The 8th Ainu Craftwork Contest(July 10-13, 2004)
A contest of woodcraft and modern creative works using traditional Ainu skills was held for three days from July 10 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]
- Division of traditional weaving and embroidery(Traditional Weaving)
Women, knitted, embroidered pieces of work that restore or revive traditional Ainu handicrafts using traditional techniques. - Division of traditional woodcraft(Traditional Woodcraft)
Woodcraft works that restore or revive traditional Ainu handicrafts using traditional techniques. - 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
Kozue Sato(Obihiro) Cijiri -- Traditional weaving
Shigee Ota(Asahikawa) Citarape -- Traditional weavingt
Toru Kaizawa(Biratori) Hunted frogs and mice -- General work
- 2nd prize
Shigeno Kitagawa(Obihiro) Tapestry -- General work
Junichi Noto(Rubeshibe) Parent and child Blakiston's fish owls -- General work
- 3rd prize
Tomomi Tsuya(Sapporo) Kaparamip -- Traditional weaving
Towako Saito(Asahikawa) Saranip -- Traditional weaving
Ikuko Okada(Shiraoi) Ruunpe -- Traditional weaving
Setsuko Tajima(Shiraoi) Tapestry -- General work
Shigeru Araki(Sapporo) Parent and child bears -- General work
Shinobu Sugimura(Sapporo) Ita -- Traditional woodcraft
Kiyoko Mamiya(Ishikari) Cikarkarpe -- Traditional weaving
Yuko Fukumoto(Sapporo) Hos -- Traditional weaving
Tokuhei Akibe(Kushiro) Tonkori -- Traditional woodcraft
Makiko Kirimoto(Mitsuishi) Ruunpe -- Traditional weaving