HAWAIIAN 100% NIIHAU SHELL 19-1/4 INCH DESIGNER KIPONA PIKAKE AND MAUNA LOA LEI

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GENUINE HAWAIIAN NIIHAU 19-1/4 INCH DESIGNER KIPONA PIKAKE AND MAUNA LOA LEI.  VERY HIGH QUALITY, HIGH LUSTER SHELLS EXPERTLY CRAFTED BY ONE OF THE BEST OF THE NIIHAU ARTISTS. THE LUSTER IS SO HIGH IT LOOKS LIKE THE SHELLS JUST CAME OUT OF THE WATER. MOMI SHELLS IN RARE PURE WHITE AND OFF WHITE WITH SOME RED TIPS, AND MEDIUM LENALENA (YELLOW) AND RARE DARK ONIKINIKI (BLACK SPOTTED) ARE STRUNG IN THE PIKAKE STYLE. KAHELELANI SHELLS IN LIGHT, MEDIUM, AND DEEP FLOWER PINK, GREEN, AND BROWN ARE STRUNG IN DOUBLE ROWS OF THE MAUNA LOA STYLE. THIS LOVELY LEI IS FINISHED WITH A GOLD FILLED FISH HOOK CLASP.  THIS IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL LEI THAT LOOKS GORGEOUS ON THE WEARER'S NECK. 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%.