Luko ma le Masina | ʻĪlio hae a me ka Mahina (wolf and the moon)
Jon Apisa. Luko ma le Masina | ʻĪlio hae a me ka Mahina (wolf and the moon). 2025. ink on paper, 4" x 5" (10.16cm x 12.7cm).
“Luko ma le Masina | ʻĪlio hae a me ka Mahina” (wolf and the moon) drawing by Jon Apisa.
This was drawn with ink on paper, 4" x 5" (10.16cm x 12.7cm).
canis lupus (wolf) is known as:
- Luko in Sāmoa
- ʻĪlio hae in Hawaiʻi
- Ulofi in Tonga
- Ruto in Tahitia
- Wuruhi in Māori
- Luko in Niuē
“Moon” is:
- Masina in Sāmoa
- Mahina in Hawaiʻi
- Māhina in Tonga
- ʻĀvaʻe in Tahitian
- Māhina in Māori
- Mahina in Niuē
Luko ma le Masina | ʻĪlio hae a me ka Mahina (wolf and the moon) ink drawing by Jon Apisa 10/14/2025
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