ʻAliʻao | Pūpū o Hāʻupu Rochia nilotica

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Jon Apisa. ʻAliʻao | Pūpū o Hāʻupu (Rochia nilotica) . 2023. colored pencil on paper, 8.5" x 5.5" (26.1cm x 14cm).

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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

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ʻAliʻao | Pūpū o Hāʻupu (Rochia nilotica) colored pencil drawing by Jon Apisa 10/14/2023

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