Sumu Aloalo | Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa Rhinecanthus rectangulus

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Jon Apisa. Sumu Aloalo | Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa (Rhinecanthus rectangulus) freehand. 2024. colored pencil on paper, 8.5" x 5.5" (26.1cm x 14cm).

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A quick freehand drawing of a Sumu Aloalo | Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa (Rhinecanthus rectangulus) by Jon Apisa.

The art media for the Sumu Aloalo is colored pencils on paper.

Words for Rhinecanthus rectangulus in Polynesia include:

• Sumu Aloalo in Sāmoa
• Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa in Hawaiʻi

General words for a triggerfish in Polynesia include:

• Sumu in Sāmoa
• Humu in Hawaiʻi

“Sumu” is also how the Sāmoans identified the asterism/constellation of Crux (southern cross)

• Sumu in Sāmoa

Rhinecanthus rectangulusis also known as:

• Reef triggerfish
• Rectangular triggerfish
• Wedge-tail Triggerfish

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Sumu Aloalo | Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa (Rhinecanthus rectangulus) freehand colored pencil drawing by Jon Apisa 08/08/2024

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