HAWAIIAN 100% NIIHAU SHELL 44" 3-STRAND COLLECTOR'S POLEHO SHELL LEI

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GENUINE HAWAIIAN 100% NIIHAU 44 INCH 3-STRAND POLEHO COLLECTOR'S LEI STRUNG IN THE PIKAKE STYLE. VERY HIGH QUALITY, HIGH LUSTER SHELLS EXPERTLY CRAFTED BY ONE OF THE TOP NIIHAU ARTISTS. THE POLEHO SHELLS ARE RARE GOLDEN BROWN AND BLACK AND STRUNG IN THE PIKAKE STYLE. THE MIDDLE OF THE LEI HAS A SECTION THAT HAS ONE SIDE GOLDEN BROWN AND ONE SIDE BLACK - YOU CAN EASILY SEE THIS IN THE PHOTOS. THE LEI IS FINISHED WITH A BEAUTIFUL TRADITIONAL COWRIE SHELL. THIS HANDSOME AND RICHLY COLORED LEI LOOKS SIMPLY STUNNING ON THE WEARER'S NECK. THIS LENGTH IS PRIZED BY HULA DANCERS AND MAKES IT A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION. THE SIZE OF THE SHELLS AND THE COLORS MAKE THIS A LEI THAT CAN EASILY BE WORN BY MEN. POLEHO SHELLS ARE DESCRIBED ON PAGE 52 AND PICTURED ON PAGE 55 AND 56 IN LINDA MORIARTY'S "NIIHAU SHELL LEIS" BOOK. 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%.