ʻAliʻao | Pūpū o Hāʻupu (Rochia nilotica)
A quick freehand drawing of a ʻAliʻao | Pūpū o Hāʻupu (Rochia nilotica) by Jon Apisa.
The art media for the ʻAliʻao is colored pencils on paper.
Words for Rochia nilotica in Polynesia include:
- ʻAliʻao in Sāmoa
- Pūpū o Hāʻupu in Hawaiʻi
- Takaniko in Tonga
Rochia nilotica is also known as:
- Trochus
- top-shaped sea snail
- sea snail
8.5" x 5.5" (26.1cm x 14cm)
10/14/2023
Samoan
Polynesian
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