ʻOgālāʻau | Kumu (trunk)
Jon Apisa. ʻOgālāʻau | Kumu (trunk). 2025. watercolor on paper, 2.75" x 4.25" (6.985cm x 10.795cm).
“ʻOgālāʻau | Kumu” (trunk) watercolor painting by Jon Apisa.
This was painted with watercolor on paper, 2.75" x 4.25" (6.985cm x 10.795cm).
Trunk (tree trunk) is known as:
- ʻOgālāʻau in Sāmoa
- Kumu in Hawaiʻi
- Sinoʻi ʻakau or Sino in Tonga
- Tumu in Tahiti
- Kahiwi or tīwai in Māori
“tree” is:
- Lā‘au in Sāmoa
- Lā‘au in Hawaiʻi
- ‘Akau in Tonga
- Rā‘au in Tahiti
- Rākau in Māori
ʻOgālāʻau | Kumu (trunk) watercolor sketchbook painting by Jon Apisa 11/12/2025
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