HAWAIIAN 100% NIIHAU SHELL 25 INCH KIPONA PIKAKE AND HELICONIA LEI

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GENUINE HAWAIIAN NIIHAU 25 INCH KIPONA PIKAKE AND HELICONIA STYLE LEI. HIGH QUALITY, HIGH LUSTER SHELLS EXPERTLY CRAFTED. MOMI SHELLS IN OFF WHITE, RARE MEDIUM ULIULI (BLEU GREY), MEDIUM TO RARE DARK ONIKINIKI (BROWN SPOTTED), AND LENALENA (YELLOW), ARE STRUNG IN THE PIKAKE STYLE.  MOMI SHELLS IN OFF WHITE AND PALE ULIUL (BLUE GREY), AND KAHELELANI SHELLS IN MEDIUM TO DEEP FLOWER PINK, RARE AKALA PINK, MAROON, GREEN, KAMOA (YELLOW), AND BROWN ARE STRUNG IN THE HELICONIA STYLE. THIS LOVELY LEI IS FINISHED WITH A 14K GOLD FILLED FISH HOOK CLASP. JUST AS AN INFORMATIVE BIT, KIPONA REFERS TO A MIX OF TYPES OF SHELLS (MOMI AND KAHELELANI). PIKAKE REFERS TO A STYLE OF STRINGING WHICH IS REFLECTIVE OF A VERY SWEET FLOWER THAT IS HIGHLY PRIZED IN HAWAII AND HELICONIA IS ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL FLOWER OF 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%.