HAWAIIAN 100% NIIHAU SHELL 17-1/2 INCH KIPONA CROWNFLOWER & POEPOE LEI

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GENUINE HAWAIIAN NIIHAU 17-1/2 INCH MOMI AND KAHELELANI KIPONA CROWNFLOWER AND 4-TIE POEPOE (ROUND) LEI. VERY HIGH QUALITY, VERY HIGH LUSTER SHELLS EXPERTLY CRAFTED BY ONE OF THE BEST OF THE NIIHAU ARTISTS. MOMI SHELLS IN LIGHT BUTTERSCOTCH LENALENA (YELLOW), RARE WHITE WITH SOME RED TIPS, MEDIUM TO RARE DARK ONIKINIKI (BLACK AND BROWN SPOTTED), RARE MEDIUM TO DARK ULIUKLI (BLUE GREY), AND RARE MEDIUM AND RARE DARK KAHAKAHA (BROWN STRIPED) ARE STRUNG IN THE CROWNFLOWER STYLE. MOMI SHELLS IN LIGHT AND MEDIUM TO RARE DARK ONIKINIKI (BLACK AND BROWN SPOTTED), AND PALE TO RARE MEDIUM KAHAKAHA ARE STRUNG IN THE 4-TIE POEPOE STYLE. KAHELELANI SHELLS IN RARE HOT PINK, MEDIUM TO DEEP FLOWER PINK, ELEELE DARK BROWN, AND GREEN ARE ALSO STRUNG IN THE DOUBLE CROWNFLOWER STYLE. THIS RICHLY COLORED LEI LOOKS LIKE IT JUST CAME OUT OF THE WATER. IT IS FINISHED WITH TRADITIONAL DOUBLE BUMPY COWRIES AND A 14K GOLD FILLED HOOK AND EYE CLASP. THIS IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL, COLORFUL LEI THAT LOOKS GORGEOUS ON THE WEARER'S NECK AND WILL BRING MANY COMPLIMENTS. 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).  CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY WITH ARTIST'S NAME 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%.