HAWAIIAN 100% NIIHAU SHELL 37 INCH 2-STRAND DESIGNER KIPONA LEI

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GENUINE HAWAIIAN NIIHAU 37 INCH 2-STRAND HIGH QUALITY COLLECTOR'S KIPONA 2-TIE POEPOE (ROUND) 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 PURE WHITE AND RARE WHITE WITH SOME RED TIPS, OFF WHITE, PALE TO RARE MEDIUM ULIULI (BLUE GREY), MEDIUM TO RARE DARK ONIKINIKI (BLACK AND BROWN SPOTTED), DARK AND MEDIUM LENALENA (YELLOW) WITH SOME BLACK TIPS, AND PALE, RARE MEDIUM AND RARE DARK KAHAKAHA (BROWN STRIPED) ARE STRUNG IN THE 2-TIE POEPOE STYLE.
KAHELELANI SHELLS IN RARE HOT PINK, RARE AKALA PINK, DEEP FLOWER PINK, MAROON, AND DARK ELEELE BROWN ARE STRUNG IN DOUBLE ROWS OF THE MAUNA LOA STYLE.
THIS SUPERB LEI IS FINISHED WITH A MAGNIFICENT TRADITIONAL BUMPY COWRIE SHELL. 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). 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%.