Because bever hats and capes were considered high fashion!
Furs were so valuable because of the harsh weather conditions and the furs kept everybody warm. .....and cause we are awesome.
Beaver fur was so valuable because back in time they would trade furs to have basic needs.
Beaver pelts
Merchants would ship their furs to Paris where they commanded high prices.
They didn't trade with Native Americans anything that was valuable. Trade beads were used for the furs that were trapped.
Furs were most common along the western frontier.
a place where Native Americans could bring furs to trade for useful items like beads, blankets, pots, knives... The traders would then load the furs onto ships and send them back to there home county.
European explorers and fur traders, particularly the French in North America during the early 17th century, found that Native Americans were eager to trade valuable furs for European trinkets and goods. This exchange was driven by the demand for furs in Europe and the Native Americans' interest in acquiring metal tools, cloth, and other items. The fur trade significantly impacted relationships between indigenous peoples and European settlers, shaping economic and cultural exchanges during that period.
The natives lived in all sorts of places. Such as the Northeast and the west-coast. this means that different kinds of animals lived in these places. Animal skins were most likely used on the west-coast because of the temperatures. In the Northeast, animal furs had a good chance of being used because of the cold winters and hot summers. Some furs like wolf fur isolates from the inside and outside, this makes furs valuable to the natives. Some furs they wore were probably rabbit fur because of the slickness and/or heavy furs like wolf or bear.
they traded bever furs and other furs like wolf furs Etc.
they wore furs like beaver furs and bear furs - Kobe lvm
Violets for Your Furs was created in 1941.