FUR RENDEZVOUS MTN MAN CROSS OF LORRAINE 17" HANDMADE NECKLACE-AUTHENTIC PIECE!

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FUR RENDEZVOUS MTN MAN CROSS OF LORRAINE 17"HANDMADE NECKLACE-AUTHENTIC PIECE!!. THIS NECKLACE WAS MADE AT A RENDEZVOUS OF THE SWEET WATER TRAPPERS IN THE HIGH COUNTRY OF WYOMING. IT IS STRUNG WITH ARTIFICIAL SINUE USING RED AND WHITE FRENCH GLASS BEADS AND FLUTED BRASS BEADS DATING TO THE LATE 1700'S. THE GERMAN SILVER CROSS OF LORRAINE CAN BE WORN EITHER SIDE. THE ONE SIDE HAS A STARBURST AT THE TOP CROSS WITH DECORATIVE SWIRLS GOING DOWN TO A 5 DOT CROSS ON THE SECOND ARM, CULMINATING WITH THE MAKERS MARK AT THE BOTTOM. ON THE OTHER SIDE THERE IS THE INITIALS "HBS" INDICATING THE HUDSON BAY STORE ON THE FIRST CROSS ARM, A CROSS AT THE SECOND ARM AND THE YEAR "1978" AT THE BOTTOM , THE YEAR IT WAS MADE. THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF FRENCH VOYEURS PLUNDER USED FOR TRADE WITH THE INDIANS.