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Lei making

Lei making: photograph by NPS Photo
Photo: NPS Photo, Public domain, source on Wikimedia Commons

String or braid flowers and leaves in a repeating colour pattern into a garland.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of United States.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of Pacific and Oceania.

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