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HAWAIIAN 100% NIIHAU SHELL 18-1/2 INCH DESIGNER KIPONA PIKAKE AND MAUNA LOA LEI

$ 369.6

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • NECKLACE: NIIHAU
  • Original or Reproduction: ORIGINAL
  • Condition: New
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Region, Culture: HAWAII
  • NIIHAU SHELL LEI: COLLECTIBLE
  • Country of Manufacture: United States
  • Product Type: Jewelry
  • Culture: Hawaiian

    Description

    GENUINE HAWAIIAN NIIHAU 18-1/2 INCH DESIGNER KIPONA PIKAKE AND MAUNA LOA LEI.  QUALITY, HIGH LUSTER SHELLS EXPERTLY CRAFTED. MOMI SHELLS IN WHITE AND OFF WHITE WITH SOME RED TIPS, PALE ULIULI (BLUE GREY), PALE KAHAKAHA (BROWN STRIPED), AND MEDIUM TO RARE DARK ONIKINIKI (BROWN SPOTTED), ARE STRUNG IN THE PIKAKE STYLE. KAHELELANI SHELLS IN MEDIUM AND DEEP FLOWER PINK, GREEN, AND RARE HOT PINK ARE STRUNG IN DOUBLE ROWS OF THE MAUNA LOA STYLE. THIS LOVELY LEI IS FINISHED WITH A 14K GOLD FILLED FISH HOOK CLASP. THIS HANDSOME LEI LOOKS WILL BRING MANY COMPLIMENTS. 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 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%.