Black Haired Girl With A Hawaiian Lei Garland Posing On The Bed At Home

Children and sweethearts are poetically referred to as "lei" and many ancient and modern songs and chants refer to this imagery.
Materials
A lei (nā lei is the plural in the Hawai'ian language) may be composed of a pattern or series of just about anything, but most commonly consists of fresh natural foliage such as flowers, leaves, vines, fern fronds, and seeds. The most commonly used flowers are those of plumerias, tuberose, carnations, orchids, and pikake, though maile leaves, ferns, and ti leaves are extremely popular as well as traditional among hula dancers. Other types of lei may include sea or land shells, fish teeth, bones, feathers, plastic flowers, fabric, paper (including origami and monetary bills), candy, or anything that can be strung together in a series or pattern and worn as a wreath or a necklace. The Hawai'ian Island of Ni'ihau is famous for its lei made of tiny gem-like shells.