ICE ORLEANS 2015
- Intercultural Communication Exhibition
The COWBOY
Name: Cowboy Place: North America
Origin: Since 19th century Materials: Cotton, Silk, Leather
Occasion: Country club, festival, rodeo, work
Originally, in the 19th century, a cowboy was the guard of cattle herds in free pastures. His clothing should be practical, protect him from weather conditions and from external risks.
He had a hat with wide edges to shield him from the sun and from the rain, to protect his head when he made his way through the branches of trees and which served as pillow at night. His scarf, most of the time in silk, was used to mop the sweat, to make bandages, to filter water, to make a mask against dust or against mosquitoes.
Pants were loose and tightened into high-heeled boots which anchored in the ground when it was necessary to keep a calf. They allowed to cling to the saddle, to protect from the cold, from the friction of the big rides, from thorns, from bites of snakes, from the rain.
The lasso, made with raw leather, with cotton or sometimes with braided horse mane locks, was used to catch cattle. A cowboy's revolver was essential only for practical reasons: to end the suffering of animals under his guard or to kill the game he fed himself on during his long travels
