HAWAIIAN 100% NIIHAU SHELL 33 INCH 3-STRAND KIPONA PIKAKE AND MAUNA LOA LEI

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GENUINE HAWAIIAN NIIHAU 33 INCH 3-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.
MOMI SHELLS IN RARE WHITE AND OFF WHITE WITH SOME RED TIPS,
RARE PALE AND RARE MEDIUM TO RARE DARK ULIULI (BLUE GREY), MEDIUM TO RARE DARK LENALENA (YELLOW), RARE BUTTERSCOTCH, MEDIUM TO
RARE DARK ONIKINIKI (BLACK AND BROWN SPOTTED), AND MEDIUM TO RARE DARK KAHAKAHA (BROWN STRIPED), ARE STRUNG IN THE PIKAKE STYLE.
KAHELELANI SHELLS IN BROWN, DARK ELEELE BROWN, RARE BLACK, RARE HOT PINK, GREEN, AND KAMOA (YELLOW AND ORANGE) ARE STRUNG IN DOUBLE ROWS OF THE MAUNA LOA STYLE.
THIS SUPERB LEI IS FINISHED WITH A TRADITIONAL BUMPY COWRIE SHELL. THIS IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL, COLORFUL LEI THAT THE LIGHT SPARKLES OFF AND LOOKS GORGEOUS ON THE WEARER'S NECK.
IT IS A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION.
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%.