VICTORIA, BC • CANADA

Richard Sumner

Country/Region: Northwest Coast (view other artists)

Tribe: Kwakwaka'wakw

Richard Sumner (b. 1956) was born and raised in Alert Bay on Cormorant Island just off the coast of Vancouver Island, BC. Richard began carving at the age of 18, experimenting with different traditional forms. In the summer of 1978, Richard had the good fortune to apprentice with Doug Cranmer. As part of the artistic team chosen to carve the beams and planks for the Big House of the U'Mista Cultural Centre in Alert Bay Richard refined his skills.

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Artwork by Richard Sumner

Chief's Wife's Drinking Bucket 2011	Four Corner Bentwood Box 2011	Under the Sea 2011	Raven miniature bentwood box 2011

Kwik Kwis Sea Eagle Tackle Box 2011	Bentwood Box 2010	Sun Circle, Moon Circle Box Drum 2010	Miniature Bentwood Box with Eagle Design 2010

Trail Box with Eagle 2010	Open Bentwood Box Killer Whale Design 2009	Killerwhale Canoe Box 2008	Sea Bear and Eagle Box 2008

Bentwood Ladle 2011 sold	Chief's Wife's Drinking Bucket - Eagle Design 2011 sold	Mighty Mouse Drinking Bucket 2011 sold	Mosquito Wing bentwood ladle 2011 sold

Red Corner Miniature Bentwood Box 2010 sold	Killerwhale miniature bentwood box 2010 sold	Mosquito Trail Box 2009 sold	Small Bentwood Box with Eagle Design 2009 sold

Bentwood Box with Eagle Design circa 2009 sold	Owl Bentwood Box 2009 sold	Two Eagles Bentwood Box 2008 sold	Miniature Bentwood Box 2007 sold

Duntsik (Power Board) 2007 sold	Miniature Open Bentwood Box - Killerwhale design 2006 sold	Miniature Bentwood Box - Salmon Egg Design 2006 sold	Canoe Box ~ Killerwhale 2006 sold

Lidded Bentwood Box 2006 sold	Killer Whale Design Bentwood Box 2006 sold	Bentwood Box of Killerwhale Dorsal Fin Design 2005 sold	Miniature Bentwood Box of Eagle design 2005 sold

Small Bentwood Box 2005 sold	Killer Whale Bentwood Box 2005 sold	Killer Whale Design Lidded Bentwood Box 2003 sold	Raven Design Bentwood Box 2003 sold

Raven Design Lidded Bentwood Box 2003 sold	'Whale's Tail' Miniature Trail Box 2000 sold