Description: GENUINE HAWAIIAN NIIHAU 23-1/4 INCH KIPONA PIKAKE AND PUKA HELICONIA STYLE LEI. VERY HIGH QUALITY, VERY HIGH LUSTER SHELLS EXPERTLY CRAFTED. MOMI SHELLS IN OFF WHITE WITH SOME RED TIPS, PALE AND RARE MEDIUM ULIULI (BLUE GREY), LENALENA (YELLOW), MEDIUM TO RARE DARK ONIKINIKI (BLACK AND BROWN SPOTTED), AND PALE TO RARE MEDIUM KAHAKAHA (ROWN STRIPED) ARE STRUNG IN THE PIKAKE STYLE. WHITE PUKA SHELLS AND KAHELELANI SHELLS IN GREEN, MAROON, ELEELE BROWN, KAMOA (YELLOW AND ORANGE), AND RARE AKALA PINK ARE STRUNG IN THE HELICONIA STYLE. THIS LOVELY LEI IS FINISHED WITH A 14K GOLD FILLED FISH HOOK CLASP. JUST AS AN INFORMATIVE BIT, KIPONA REFERS TO A MIX OF TYPES OF SHELLS (MOMI AND KAHELELANI). PIKAKE REFERS TO A STYLE OF STRINGING WHICH IS REFLECTIVE OF A VERY SWEET FLOWER THAT IS HIGHLY PRIZED IN HAWAII AND HELICONIA IS ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL FLOWER OF HAWAII. IT IS VERY RARE TO FIND PUKA HELICONIA - A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION. 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%.
Price: 1450 USD
Location: Lawai, Hawaii
End Time: 2025-02-05T00:12:38.000Z
Shipping Cost: 35 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Original or Reproduction: ORIGINAL
NECKLACE: NIIHAU
Product Type: Jewelry
Region, Culture: HAWAII
Country of Manufacture: United States
NIIHAU SHELL LEI: COLLECTIBLE
Culture: Hawaiian
Handmade: Yes
