HAWAIIAN 100% NIIHAU 18,20,22,24,26 INCH 5-STRAND KAHELELANI LAYERED SHELL LEI For Sale

GENUINE HAWAIIAN 100% NIIHAU 5-STRAND 18,20,22,24,26 INCH GORGEOUS COLLECTOR\'S KAHELELANI LAYERED SHELL LEI. BEAUTIFUL QUALITY SHELLS SUBTLY GRADUATED AND EXPERTLY CRAFTED BY ONE OF THE GREATEST OF THE NIIHAU ARTISTS. KAHELELANI SHELLS ARE STRUNG IN THE MAUNA LOA STYLE AND ARE IN THE COLORS OF 1- WHITE BLUSH, 1- MEDIUM BROWN, 1- FLOWER PINK, 1-MAROON, 1-GREEN. THE LEI IS FINISHED WITH A GORGEOUS TRADITIONAL SEMI BUMPY WHITE COWRIE SHELLS AND A 14K GOLD-FILLED HOOK AND EYE CLASP. A TRULY GORGEOUS LEI THAT WILL BRING COMPLIMENT AFTER COMPLIMENT. JUST LOOK AT HOW PERFECT THE MATCHING OF COLOR AND SIZE OF SHELLS ARE. CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY AND THE ARTIST\'S NAMES TO BUYER. ALL OUR LEIS ARE 100% NIIHAU SHELLS STRUNG IN HAWAII BY MEMBERS OF THE NIIHAU FAMILY---
ARTIST ILIMA KANAHELE IS A 38-YEAR-OLD MASTER NIIHAU SHELL LEI MAKER, KNOWN FOR HER EXQUISITE CRAFTSMANSHIP AND DEDICATION TO PRESERVING THE ART FORM. HAILING FROM THE ISLAND OF NIIHAU IN HAWAI\'I, ILIMA LEARNED THE INTRICATE TECHNIQUES OF SHELL LEI MAKING FROM HER AUNTS AND ANCESTORS AND SINCE HONED HER SKILLS TO PERFECTION. EACH MASTERPIECE SHE CREATES SHOWCASES THE BEAUTY OF THE RARE NIIHAU SHELLS AND THE RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE OF HER PEOPLE. ILIMA IS CURRENTLY LIVING ON NIIHAU AND THE PURCHASE OF THESE PIECES HELP TO PROVIDE HER AND HER OHANA WITH SUCH THINGS AS FOOD, SOLAR PANELS AND WATER CATCHMENT TANKS AS NEEDED TO LIVE AND FLOURISH ON NIIHAU.
THE BUYERS AND COLLECTORS OF THE NIIHAU SHELLS HELP TO SUPPORT THE CULTURE AND THE CONTINUATION OF THIS AMAZING ART FORM. MAHALO TO ALL THOSE WHO APPRECIATE AND SUPPORT THE NIIHAU ART AND ARTIST.

THIS ITEM WAS MADE IN HAWAII, AND IS AT LEAST 80% NIIHAU SHELL. THE ACTUAL PERCENTAGE OF NIIHAU SHELL IN THIS ITEM IS 100%.