Mātala | Mōhala (open) by Jon Apisa

Mātala | Mōhala (open)

Jon Apisa. Mātala | Mōhala (open). 2025. colored pencil on paper, 4.5" x 4" (11.43cm x 10.6cm).

“Mātala | Mōhala” drawing by Jon Apisa.

This was drawn with colored pencil on paper, 4.5" x 4" (11.43cm x 10.6cm).

Open is known as:

Mātala in Sāmoa
Mōhala in Hawaiʻi
Matala in Tonga
Matara in Tahiti

Mātala | Mōhala (open) colored pencil drawing by Jon Apisa 10/15/2025

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