VINTAGE SCOTTISH CARRICK CLAN CREST BADGE MACFARLANE PI Start Price USD 64.99 Current Price USD 64.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, September 17, 2008 End Time Friday, October 17, 2008 Location Providence, Rhode Island See more about 'VINTAGE SCOTTISH CARRICK CLAN CREST BADGE MACFARLANE PI' Description  YOU'RE BIDDING ON A VINTAGE SCOTTISH BADGE PIN FOR THE MACFARLANE FAMILY CLAN.THESE OLD PINS ARE IN NEW CONDITION AND STILL ON THE ORIGINAL PIN CARD WITH CLAN DESCRIPTION ON THE BACK. THE BACK OF THIS PIN  PACKAGE SAYS: "CARRICK CLAN CREST BADGES"CLANS CONSISTED GENERALLY OF "NATIVE MEN" AND "BROKEN MEN"THE "NATIVE MEN" WERE THOSE RELATED TO THE CHIEF AND TO EACH OTHER BY BLOOD TIES.THIS BLOOD RELATIONSHIP IS AND IMPORTANT FUNDAMENTAL IN THE CLAN SYSTEM AND WAS A STRONG ELEMENT IN THE PATRIARCHAL SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT, ALL BEING BOUND TOGETHER IN A COMMON INTEREST. THE CLAN ALSO CONTAINED SEPTS OR BRANCHES COMPOSED OF CLANSMEN WHO HAD BECOME POWEFUL OR PROMINENT IN SOME WAY, AND FOUNDED FAMILIES ALMOST AS IMPORTANT AS THAT OF THE CHIEF. THE "BROKEN MEN" WERE INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS FROM THE OTHER CLANS WHO HAD SAUGHT AND OBTAINED THE PROTECTION OF THE CLAN. ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO "CLANS AND TARTANS OF SCOTLAND" (COLLINS, GLASGOW).MADE BY CARRICK JEWELRY SCOTLANDCheck out my other items!Be sure to add me to your favorites list!Sign up for my email newsletters by adding my eBay Store to your FavoritesVisit My eBay Store: lost_treasure_vault Place a Bid!