HAWAIIAN 100% NIIHAU SHELL 3 STRAND 36" KIPONA LEI WITH MATCHING EARRINGS

Description

GENUINE HAWAIIAN NIIHAU 3 STRAND 36 INCH DESIGNER KIPONA PIKAKE AND MAUNA LOA LEI WITH MATCHING EARRINGS.  THE EARRINGS ARE 5-1/2 INCHES TOTAL LENGTH, 4-3/4 INCHES SHELL LENGTH. VERY HIGH QUALITY, HIGH LUSTER SHELLS ARE EXPERTLY CRAFTED BY ONE OF THE BEST OF THE NIIHAU ARTISTS.
MOMI SHELLS IN RARE PURE WHITE AND OFF WHITE WITH SOME RED TIPS ARE STRUNG IN THE PIKAKE STYLE.
KAHELELANI SHELLS IN MEDIUM FLOWER PINK, GREEN, MAROON, PINK BLUSH, RARE HOT PINK, RARE AKALA PINK, RARE WHITE, DARK ELEELE BROWN, AND RARE BLACK, ARE STRUNG IN DOUBLE ROWS OF THE MAUNA LOA STYLE. THIS LOVELY LEI IS FINISHED WITH TRADITIONAL DOUBLE COWRIES AND A 14K GOLD FILLED HOOK AND EYE CLASP.
THE EARRINGS ARE FINISHED WITH 14K GOLD FILLED FRENCH HOOK EAR WIRES.
THIS BEAUTIFUL SET LOOKS GORGEOUS ON THE WEARER. 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%.