HAWAIIAN 100% NIIHAU SHELL 18-1/2 INCH KIPONA PIKAKE, POEPOE AND MAUNA LOA LEI

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GENUINE HAWAIIAN NIIHAU 18-1/2 INCH DESIGNER KIPONA PIKAKE, 2-TIE POEPOE (ROUND) AND MAUNA LOA LEI.  VERY HIGH QUALITY, HIGH LUSTER SHELLS EXPERTLY CRAFTED BY ONE OF THE BEST OF THE NIIHAU ARTISTS. MOMI SHELLS IN OFF WHITE ARE STRUNG IN THE PIKAKE STYLE. MOMI SHELLS IN PALE ONIKINIKI ULIULI (BROWN SPOTTED BLUE GREY), AND PALE TO RARE MEDIUM ULIULI (BLUE GREY), ARE STRUNG IN THE 2-TIE POEPOE STYLE. KAHELELANI SHELLS IN GREEN, MEDIUM TO RARE DEEP FLOWER PINK, DARK ELEELE BROWN, RARE HOT PINK, RARE WHITE, AND BROWN ARE STRUNG IN DOUBLE ROWS OF THE MAUNA LOA STYLE. THIS LOVELY LEI IS FINISHED WITH A 14K GOLD FILLED FISH HOOK CLASP. THIS BEAUTIFUL LEI LOOKS GORGEOUS ON THE WEARER'S NECK. 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 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%.