ʻAliʻao | Pūpū o Hāʻupu (Rochia nilotica)
“ʻAliʻao | Pūpū o Hāʻupu” (Rochia nilotica) drawing by Jon Apisa.
This was drawn with graphite on paper, 5" x 4" (12.7cm x 10.16cm).
Artocarpus altilis is:
- ʻAliʻao in Sāmoa
- Pūpū o Hāʻupu in Hawaiʻi
- Takaniko in Tonga
Rochia nilotica is also known as:
- Trochus
- top-shaped sea snail
- sea snail
5" x 4" (12.7cm x 10.16cm)
09/02/2025
Samoan
Polynesian
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