HAWAIIAN 100% NIIHAU SHELL 37 INCH KIPONA PIKAKE AND MAUNA LOA LEI

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GENUINE HAWAIIAN NIIHAU 37 INCH HIGH QUALITY COLLECTOR'S KIPONA PIKAKE AND MAUNA LOA LEI. VERY HIGH QUALITY, VERY HIGH LUSTER SHELLS EXPERTLY CRAFTED BY ONE OF THE BEST OF THE NIIHAU ARTISTS.
MOMI SHELLS IN OFF WHITE WITH SOME RED TIPS
ARE STRUNG IN THE PIKAKE STYLE.
SMALL BABY WHITE COWRIES ARE ALSO STRUNG IN THE PIKAKE STYLE.
KAHELELANI SHELLS IN MEDIUM FLOWER PINK, MAROON, PINK BLUSH, RARE HOT PINK, RARE AKALA PINK, GREEN, DARK ELEELE BROWN, AND RARE WHITE ARE STRUNG IN DOUBLE ROWS OF THE MAUNA LOA STYLE.
THIS SUPERB LEI IS FINISHED WITH A LOVELY TRADITIONAL BUMPY COWRIE SHELL. THIS IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL, COLORFUL LEI THAT LOOKS GORGEOUS ON THE WEARER'S NECK.
IT IS A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION.
JUST AS AN INFORMATIVE BIT, KIPONA REFERS TO A MIX OF TYPES OF SHELLS (MOMI AND KAHELELANI), AND PIKAKE REFERS TO A STYLE OF STRINGING WHICH IS REFLECTIVE OF A VERY SWEET FLOWER THAT IS HIGHLY PRIZED IN HAWAII.  CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY WITH THE ARTIST'S NAME IS GIVEN TO BUYER.  ALL OUR LEIS ARE 100% NIIHAU SHELLS STRUNG IN HAWAII BY MEMBERS OF THE NIIHAU FAMILY.
THIS ITEM WAS MADE IN HAWAII, AND IS AT LEAST 80% NIIHAU SHELL. THE ACTUAL PERCENTAGE OF NIIHAU SHELL IN THIS ITEM IS 100%.