Color plates of this most desirable of shell leis
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Price: |
18.99 |
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Title: |
NIIHAU SHELL LEIS |
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Author: |
Linda Paik Moriarty |
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ISBN: |
0-8248-0098-X |
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Description: |
Hardcover (8 3/4 x 11 1/2), University of Hawaii Press, 1998 5th printing.
104 pages. Profusely illustrated (69 color, 6 b/w). Illustrated endpapers. |
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Condition: |
Clean and tight with minimal wear, dustjacket has moderate amount
of edge wear, scratch and scuff, flaps intact. |
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Summary: |
The first book to document the development of this unique Hawaiian art. Gives a history of this ornament
and surveys the different types of Ni'ihau shells, how they are collected and strung, the various styles of
lei making, and the qualities that distinguish the most valuable leis."
Wide variety of styles of lei and color mixes shown. CLICK THE 'MORE IMAGES' LINK ABOVE TO SEE ADDITIONAL PICTURES OF THIS ITEM |