HAWAIIAN 100% NIIHAU SHELL 27-1/2 INCH 4-STRAND DESIGNER KIPONA LEI

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GENUINE HAWAIIAN NIIHAU 27-1/2 INCH 4-STRAND 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. EACH STRAND IS SLIGHTLY LONGER THAN THE PREVIOUS, SO THEY ARE PERFECTLY GRADATED.
MOMI SHELLS IN OFF WHITE WITH SOME BLACK TIPS, PALE TO MEDIUM ONIKINIKI (BROWN SPOTTED), RARE BUTTERSCOTCH (YELLOW) WITH SOME BLACK TIPS, AND PALE LENALENA (YELLOW), ARE STRUNG IN THE PIKAKE STYLE.
BABY WHITE COWRIES ARE ALSO STRUNG IN THE PIKAKE STYLE.
KAHELELANI SHELLS IN RARE HOT PINK, RARE AKALA PINK, MEDIUM AND DEEP FLOWER PINK, PINK BLUSH, GREEN, AND MAROON ARE STRUNG IN DOUBLE ROWS OF THE MAUNA LOA STYLE. THE KAHELELANI SHELLS ARE MINIATURE, WHICH MAKE THIS LEI EXTRA SPECIAL.
THIS LOVELY LEI IS FINISHED WITH DOUBLE COWRIE SHELLS AND A 14K GOLD FILLED HOOK AND EYE CLASP. THIS IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL, COLORFUL LEI THAT THE LIGHT SPARKLES OFF AND LOOKS GORGEOUS ON THE WEARER'S NECK.
THIS LENGTH IS PRIZED BY HULA DANCERS AND MAKES IT A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION - IT IS RARE TO FIND ONE OF THIS LENGTH.
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%.