HAWAIIAN 100% NIIHAU SHELL MUSEUM QUALITY 38" 6-STRAND KIPONA LEI

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GENUINE HAWAIIAN NIIHAU 38 INCH 6-STRAND MUSEUM 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, OFF WHITE WITH SOME RED TIPS, RARE BUTTERSCOTCH, MEDIUM TO RARE DARK ONIKINIKI (BROWN AND BLACK SPOTTED), PALE TO RARE MEDIUM KAHAKAHA (BROWN STRIPED), PALE TO RARE MEDIUM ULIULI (BLUE GREY) AND MEDIUM TO DARK LENALENA (YELLOW) WITH SOME BLACK TIPS, ARE STRUNG IN THE POEPOE STYLE.
KAHELELANI SHELLS IN RARE HOT AND AKALA PINK, MEDIUM TO DEEP FLOWER PINK, ELEELE BROWN, MAROON, GREEN, AND KAMOA (YELLOW AND ORANGE) ARE STRUNG IN DOUBLE ROWS OF THE MAUNA LOA STYLE.
THIS SUPERB LEI IS FINISHED WITH A BEAUTIFUL HIGH QUALITY TRADITIONAL BUMPY COWRIE SHELL. THIS IS A STUNNING, ONE OF A KIND, VERY BEAUTIFUL, RICHLY COLORED LEI THAT THE LIGHT SPARKLES OFF AND LOOKS GORGEOUS ON THE WEARER'S NECK.
IT IS RARE TO FIND A 6-STRAND LEI-USUALLY THE MULTIPLE KIPONA LEIS ARE 3-STRAND.
I'VE NEVER HAD A 6-STRAND BEFORE, AND IN TRUTH IT IS A 12-STRAND KAHELELANI! COLLECTING SHELLS FOR A LEI OF THIS QUALITY AND LENGTH AND NUMBER OF STRANDS TAKES YEARS. IT IS TRULY A MUSEUM QUALITY LEI. JUST AS AN INFORMATIVE BIT, KIPONA REFERS TO A MIX OF TYPES OF SHELLS (MOMI AND KAHELELANI). 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%.