ʻAliʻao | Pūpū o Hāʻupu (Rochia nilotica)

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Jon Apisa. ʻAliʻao | Pūpū o Hāʻupu (Rochia nilotica). 2025. graphite on paper, 5" x 4" (12.7cm x 10.16cm).

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“ʻAliʻao | Pūpū o Hāʻupu” (Rochia nilotica) drawing by Jon Apisa.

This was drawn with graphite on paper, 5" x 4" (12.7cm x 10.16cm).

Artocarpus altilis is:

• ʻAliʻao in Sāmoa
• Pūpū o Hāʻupu in Hawaiʻi
• Takaniko in Tonga

Rochia nilotica is also known as:

• Trochus
• top-shaped sea snail
• sea snail

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ʻAliʻao | Pūpū o Hāʻupu (Rochia nilotica) graphite sketchbook drawing by Jon Apisa 09/01/2025

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