HAWAIIAN 100% NIIHAU SHELL 46" 3-STRAND DESIGNER KIPONA LEI

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GENUINE HAWAIIAN NIIHAU 46 INCH 3-STRAND HIGH QUALITY COLLECTOR'S KIPONA PIKAKE, MAUNA LOA, AND RICE (LAIKI) LEI.  VERY HIGH QUALITY, VERY HIGH LUSTER SHELLS EXPERTLY CRAFTED BY ONE OF THE BEST OF THE NIIHAU ARTISTS. MOMI SHELLS IN RARE WHITE AND OFF WHITE, RARE DARK ONIKINIKI (BLACK SPOTTED),BUTTERSCOTCH, AND DARK AND MEDIUM LENALENA (YELLOW) WITH SOME BLACK TIPS ARE STRUNG IN THE PIKAKE STYLE. KAHELELANI SHELLS IN RARE HOT PINK, LIGHT, MEDIUM AND DEEP FLOWER PINK, MAROON, AND GREEN ARE STRUNG IN DOUBLE ROWS OF THE MAUNA LOA STYLE. RICE (LAIKI) SHELLS IN WHITE AND OFF WHITE WITH GORGEOUS LUSTER ARE STRUNG IN DOUBLE STRANDS OF THE TRADITIONAL SINGLE STYLE. THIS SUPERB LEI IS FINISHED WITH A TRADITIONAL BUMPY COWRIE SHELL. THIS IS A SUPERB, ONE OF A KIND, VERY BEAUTIFUL, RICHLY COLORED LEI THAT THE LIGHT SPARKLES OFF AND LOOKS GORGEOUS ON THE WEARER'S NECK.
THIS LENGTH IS PRIZED BY HULA DANCERS AND MAKES IT A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION - IT IS RARE TO FIND ONE OF THIS LENGTH AND IS UNIQUE WITH ITS COMBINATION OF RICE AND MOMI PIKAKE SHELLS.
JUST AS AN INFORMATIVE BIT, KIPONA REFERS TO A MIX OF TYPES OF SHELLS (MOMI, KAHELELANI, AND RICE) 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 THE ARTIST'S NAME IS 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%.