HAWAIIAN 100% NIIHAU SHELL 32 INCH 3-STRAND KIPONA PIKAKE AND POEPOE LEI

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GENUINE HAWAIIAN NIIHAU 32 INCH 3-STRAND HIGH QUALITY COLLECTOR'S KIPONA PIKAKE AND 4-TIE POEPOE (ROUND) LEI.  VERY HIGH QUALITY, VERY HIGH LUSTER SHELLS EXPERTLY CRAFTED BY ONE OF THE BEST OF THE NIIHAU ARTISTS. THE LUSTER IS SO HIGH THE LEI LOOKS LIKE IT JUST CAME OUT OF THE WATER.
MOMI SHELLS IN RARE WHITE AND OFF WHITE WITH SOME RED TIPS, AND RARE DARK ONIKINIKI (BLACK SPOTTED), ARE STRUNG IN THE PIKAKE STYLE.
KAHELELANI SHELLS IN DEEP FLOWER PINK, GREEN, AND MAROON ARE STRUNG IN THE 4-TIE POEPOE STYLE.
THIS SUPERB LEI IS FINISHED WITH A TRADITIONAL BUMPY COWRIE SHELL. THIS IS A VERY HANDSOME, COLORFUL LEI THAT THE LIGHT SPARKLES OFF AND 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 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%.