Tupapau

Found as it is: totally hollow figure made with tapa (26 h), hair, pigments, 36 x 24 x 11 cm.
Private collection.
This piece is clearly represented in Hippolyte’s sketchbooks leaves, which allows us to assign this sculpture to him without any doubt.
Photo below: hair visible inside the sculpture.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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