Taligaʻimoa | Kūkaelio (Mushroom)
“Taligaʻimoa | Kūkaelio” ( mushroom) drawing by Jon Apisa.
This was drawn with graphite on paper, 4" x 5.25" (10.16cm x 13.335cm).
Mushroom is:
- Taligaʻimoa in Sāmoa
- Kūkaelio in Hawaiʻi
- Fakamaluʻatēvolo in Tonga
- Tariʻa ʻiore in Tahiti
- Harore in Māori
Fungus is:
- Taligaʻimoa in Sāmoa
- Pepeiao in Hawaiʻi
- Talingelinga in Tonga
- Tariʻa ʻiore in Tahiti
- Harore in Māori
Pulou aitu and faleoaitu are also words that have been used to describe Mushroom with Sāmoan language.
4" x 5.25" (10.16cm x 13.335cm)
08/23/2025
Samoan
Polynesian
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