Tānoa | Kānoa (ʻava bowl)

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Jon Apisa. Tānoa | Kānoa (ʻava bowl). 2025. watercolor on paper, 3" x 3" (7.62cm x 7.62cm).

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“Tānoa | Kānoa” (ʻava bowl) mini watercolor painting by Jon Apisa.

This was painted with watercolor on paper, 3" x 3" (7.62cm x 7.62cm).

“ʻava bowl” (kava bowl) is:

• Tānoa in Sāmoa
• Kānoa in Hawaiʻi
• Kumete in Tonga

“ʻava / kava” (Piper methysticum) is:

• ʻava in Sāmoa
• ʻawa in Hawaiʻi
• Kava in Tonga
• Kava in Tahiti

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Tānoa | Kānoa (ʻava bowl) watercolor sketchbook painting by Jon Apisa 01/25/2025

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