Fugālāʻau Ago | Pua Olena (Curcuma longa)

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Jon Apisa. Fugālāʻau Ago | Pua Olena (Curcuma longa). 2025. graphite on paper, 4.25" x 5.5" (10.795cm x 13.97cm).

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“Fugālāʻau Ago | Pua Olena” (Curcuma longa).

This was drawn with graphite on paper, 4.25" x 5.5" (10.795cm x 13.97cm).

Curcuma longa flower is:

• Fugālāʻau Ago in Sāmoa
• Pua Olena in Hawaiʻi

Curcuma longa plant is:

• Ago in Sāmoa
• Olena in Hawaiʻi
• Ango in Tonga
• Reʻa in Tahiti

Prepared Turmeric (powder) is:

• Lega in Sāmoa
• Enga in Tonga

Curcuma longa plant is:
Turmeric

Flower is:

• Fuga or fugālāʻau in Sāmoa
• Pua in Hawaiʻi
• Matala in Tonga
• Tiare or pua in Tahiti

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Fugālāʻau Ago | Pua Olena (Curcuma longa) graphite sketchbook drawing by Jon Apisa 08/20/2025

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