Fugālāʻau Ago | Pua Olena (Curcuma longa) by Jon Apisa

Fugālāʻau Ago | Pua Olena (Curcuma longa)


“Fugālāʻau Ago | Pua Olena” (Curcuma longa).

This was drawn with graphite on paper, 4.25" x 5.5" (10.795cm x 13.97cm).

Curcuma longa flower is:

  • Fugālāʻau Ago in Sāmoa
  • Pua Olena in Hawaiʻi

Curcuma longa plant is:

  • Ago in Sāmoa
  • Olena in Hawaiʻi
  • Ango in Tonga
  • Reʻa in Tahiti

Prepared Turmeric (powder) is:

  • Lega in Sāmoa
  • Enga in Tonga

Curcuma longa plant is:
Turmeric

Flower is:

  • Fuga or fugālāʻau in Sāmoa
  • Pua in Hawaiʻi
  • Matala in Tonga
  • Tiare or pua in Tahiti


4.25" x 5.5" (10.795cm x 13.97cm)

08/20/2025

Samoan

Polynesian


Pasefika Polynesian Dictionary
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