Niihau Shell Leis

by Linda Paik Moriarty

Overview

Discusses the history of the traditional Hawaiian necklaces made of seashells and explains how the necklaces are made.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780824809980
Publisher:	University of Hawaii Press, The
Publication date:	07/01/1986
Series:	Reg Arts/Crafts
Pages:	104
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 11.10(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Linda Paik Moriarty was born and raised on the island of Kaua‘i where she currently resides. She grew up in a household where Hawaiian arts and crafts were practiced as an integral part of everyday life. She is a graduate of the University of Hawai‘i and has traveled extensively in Asia and the Pacific Islands with a lifelong interest in observing and collecting traditional native arts.

Editorial Reviews

[In this] definitive book... [written] in a manner beautifully analogous to her subject, [Moriarty] intertwines multiple strands of narrative, from the social and cultural history in which the use of shells for adornment and currency is embedded, through popular lore of pre- and post-war Hawaiian history, to the technical aspects of making a shell lei, and its subsequent care and handling.

Hawaiian Journal of History