HAWAIIAN 100% NIIHAU SHELL 19 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), CROWNFLOWER, 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, DARK LENALENA (YELLOW), AND MEDIUM AND RARE DARK ONIKINIKI (BROWN AND BLACK SPOTTED) ARE STRUNG IN THE PIKAKE STYLE.
MOMI SHELLS IN PALE ULIULI (BLUE GREY), PALE KAHAKAHA (BROWN STRIPED), MEDIUM ONIKINIKI (BROWN SPOTTED), ARE STRUNG IN THE CROWNFLOWER STYLE.
MOMI SHELLS IN RARE WHITE AND OFF WHITE WITH SOME RED TIPS, ARE STRUNG IN THE 2-TIE POEPOE STYLE.
KAHELELANI SHELLS IN MAROON, GREEN, DARK ELEELE BROWN, AND RARE AKALA PINK, ARE STRUNG IN DOUBLE ROWS OF THE MAUNA LOA STYLE.
THIS LOVELY LEI IS FINISHED WITH A STERLING SILVER FISH HOOK CLASP. THIS HANDSOME 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 AND CROWNFLOWER REFER TO A STYLE OF STRINGING WHICH IS REFLECTIVE OF VERY SWEET FLOWERS THAT ARE 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%.