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Triton’s Trumpet
Watercolor, Pen and Ink on Arches 140lb. Hot Press
Matted in a 5x7'' Ivory Matt
$45
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Charonia tritonis
Pictured center. Triton’s
Trumpet is a marine gastropod mollusk that is one of the largest mollusks in
Hawaiian waters, reaching a maximum length of 20 inches (50 cm). Hunting at night, they feed on starfish and
urchins. Called Pu’ole in Hawaiian, it was and is used anciently and today as a
trumpet before ceremonial occasions. The
name for this shell comes from the Greek god Triton, who was the messenger of
the sea and was often depicted blowing a shell horn to calm or raise the waves.
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