Known from a work by Patrick O Reilly,[2] this sculpture was preserved by the High Commission of the Republic and exhibited for the first time to the public in 2021 at the University of French Polynesia, as part of World Day art.

In 1978 Patrick O'Reilly devoted a book to the sculptor,[3] Bois légendaires de Mara, sculpteur tahitien, published by Hachette Pacifique.

[6] Following his death the sculptor quickly fell into obscurity, until an Argentinian gallery owner, Miguel Hunt, rediscovered him in 2012, and brought together a collection of sculptures giving rise to several exhibitions in 2014.

In 2015 Professor Jean Guiart published a long text on the sculptor in his journal Connexions,[7] followed in April 2018 by a special issue devoted to the Inventory of Mara's works.

[11] The documentary was broadcast on Tahiti Nui Television then at the Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac at the beginning of 2020 in the presence of the director.