Ceramic (sandstone), 34 x 21 x 20 cm.
Title and signature « François Hippolyte » written under the bottom of the vase.
Private collection of Mrs. Iris T. Bolkolon (USA).
Is it sarcasm, cynism, humour, or simply an accusation toward the missionaries and colonizers of that time? On this vase of evocative shape, a Polynesian man, holding some sort of small club, is facing a religious man holding a cross. Are they ready to fight each other?
… From a truly fake story by Gaya…