HAWAIIAN 100% NIIHAU 24 INCH KIPONA LAIKI & KAHELELANI LEI WITH SUNRISE SHELL

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GENUINE HAWAIIAN 100% NIIHAU SHELL 24 INCH 4-STRAND LAIKI AND KAHELELANI KIPONA LEI WITH SUNRISE SHELL PENDANT. THE SUNRISE SHELL IS 1-1/8 X 1-1/8, DEEP GOLDEN YELLOW, WITH WHITE AND A HINT OF SALMON PINK.  HIGH LUSTER, HIGH QUALITY SHELLS ARE EXPERTLY CRAFTED IN THIS BEAUTIFUL LEI.
THE LAIKI (RICE) SHELLS ARE WHITE AND OFF WHITE STRUNG IN THE SINGLE STYLE, INTO 4 STRANDS.
KAHELELANI SHELLS ARE IN COLORS OF RARE AKALA PINK, MEDIUM TO DEEP FLOWER PINK, ELEELE BROWN, RARE WHITE, PINK BLUSH, GREEN, AND MAROON. THE KAHELELANI SHELLS ARE STRUNG IN THE 4-TIE POEPOE (ROUND) STYLE.
THE LEI IS FINISHED OFF WITH THE TRADITIONAL DOUBLE COWRIE SHELLS WITH A 14K GOLD FILLED HOOK AND EYE CLASP.  A  VERY LOVELY, DELICATE LOOKING LEI. AN INQUIRY WAS MADE TO ME BY SOMEONE WHOSE FATHER HAD BEEN STATIONED ON NIIHAU IN WORLD WAR II AND HAD PURCHASED A LEI STRUNG IN THIS UNIQUE STYLE.  I HAD NEVER SEEN THIS STYLE AND HAD THE ARTIST DUPLICATE THE STYLE WHICH CAME OUT VERY BEAUTIFUL, AND ADDED THE SUNRISE SHELL.  ALL OF 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%.