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Style: Kwakwaka’wakw. Region: Pacific Northwest Coast, Canada. Bruce Alfred was born in Alert Bay, a remote island village on the northern coast of Vancouver Island. He apprenticed with Richard Hunt and Doug Cranmer and has assisted on many of Cranmer’s monumental commissions over the years.
Bruce Alfred is a Kwakwaka’wakw artist of the ‘Namgis tribe. He was born August 24th, 1950 in Alert Bay, British Columbia. Immersed in the traditional practices of his Kwakwaka’wakw culture, he was raised by his grandmother the late Axu (Agnes Alfred), and currently resides in Alert Bay.
Namgis, Carver and Bentwood Box Maker. Bruce’s works are like the man himself, slowly and carefully thought out and then, once they are revealed, extremely well expressed. His pieces, which are most commonly bentwood boxes, are true works of art and demonstrate an expert at his craft.
Buy the work of Kwakwaka'wakw Native artist Bruce Alfred. Bruce specializes in steamed bent boxes and chests that are elaborately designed, carved and painted.
Bruce Alfred is a Kwakwaka’wakw artist of the Namgis Band. Raised by his grandmother, Agnes Alfred, in the village of Alert Bay, Bruce grew up surrounded by the cultural practices of his people, such as powerful singing, dancing, carving, and potlatching.
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Bruce predominantly carves masks, rattles, and bentwood boxes. He is regarded as one of the best bentwood box makers in Canada. In 2008, Bruce received a British Columbia Creative Achievement Award for Aboriginal Art.
