HAWAIIAN 100% NIIHAU SHELL 37 INCH 3-STRAND KIPONA POEPOE AND HELICONIA LEI

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GENUINE HAWAIIAN NIIHAU 37 INCH 3-STRAND KIPONA CONSISTING OF A MIX (WHICH IS WHAT KIPONA MEANS) OF THE FOLLOWING STYLES: POEPOE, HELICONIA, AND MAUNA LOA. IN THE HELICONIA THE ARTIST PUNCHED THE SHELLS SO THAT THEY ARE MORE VERTICAL THAN HORIZONTAL, WHICH IS A NEW WAY OF DOING HELICONIA.VERY HIGH LUSTER, VERY HIGH QUALITY SHELLS EXPERTLY CRAFTED BY ONE OF THE BEST OF THE NIIHAU ARTISTS.
MOMI SHELLS STRUNG IN THE POEPOE STYLE (ROUND) ARE IN THE COLORS OF OFF WHITE WITH SOME RED TIPS, MEDIUM TO RARE DARK ONIKINIKI (BROWN SPOTTED),  MEDIUM LENALENA (YELLOW), AND RARE MEDIUM TO RARE DARK ULIULI (BLUE GREY).
KAHELELANI SHELLS STRUNG IN THE DOUBLE STRAND MAUNA LOA STYLE ARE IN THE COLORS OF GREEN, DEEP FLOWER PINK, RARE HOT PINK, MAROON, ELEELE BROWN AND KAMOA (YELLOW AND ORANGE).
THE HELICONIA CONSISTS OF MOMI SHELLS IN THE COLORS OF PALE TO RARE MEDIUM ULIULI (BLUE GREY), MEDIUM TO RARE DARK LENALENA, AND ONIKINIKI PALE ULIULI (BROWN SPOTTED BLUE GREY), AND KAHELELANI SHELLS IN MEDIUM TO DEEP FLOWER PINK, RARE HOT PINK, AND MAROON.
THIS EXQUISITE LEI IS FINISHED WITH THE TRADITIONAL BUMPY COWRIE SHELL. THIS IS A STUNNING LEI THAT IS A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION, AND WILL BRING MANY COMPLIMENTS TO THE WEARER. 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%.