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Photo of Joseph Minjan ( <i>Iatmul</i><br> )  ( Palembei Village,  ) Joseph Minjan
Iatmul
Palembei Village, 

Gifted and innovative, Joe Minjan is a master carver from Palembei Village. He is the eldest in a family of master carvers and has been traditionally trained within his family. He is particularly known for the tall graceful finial forms for which this area is renowned.

Exhibitions: Ceremony and Passage :1996, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

Oceania,1997, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

Ancestral Flights: 2000, Mastercarvers of Palembei Village, Victoria, B.C.

New Voices of the Tambaran: 2004, Alcheringa
Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

Public Collections:

Daetz-Centrum Museum of Contempory Art, 2003, Lichtenstein
Germany


Pieces by Joseph Minjan:



Joseph Minjan - Roof Finial
Roof Finial
2004

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Joseph Minjan - Roof Finial with Falcon and Fish
Roof Finial with Falcon and Fish
2004
SOLD

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Joseph Minjan - Ancestor Figure
Ancestor Figure
1996
SOLD

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