This Tin Santa is about 6½ inches tall and 5 inches wide. It is very unique in that is has narrow cutouts to highlight his beard, the bend of his arms and the notches on his belt. He is a very rustic looking Cowboy with a very dark red cowboy hat with a sprig of holly and berries on the band. His shirt is medium blue with orange buttons and dark red around the collar. His gun belt is dark red with yellow laces and the holsters are brown. He has antique whit chaps with red peppers and holly leaves and brown cowboy boots. Select this link to view our Western Christmas Ornaments.
Chaps.
Chaps are sturdy leather coverings for the legs, consisting of leggings and a belt. They are buckled on over trousers with the chaps' integrated belt, but unlike trousers they have no seat and are not joined at the crotch. They are designed to provide protection for the legs and are usually made of leather or leather like material. They are most commonly associated with cowboy culture of the American west, as a protective garment to be used when riding a horse through brushy terrain. In the modern world, they are worn for both practical work purposes and for exhibition or show use. Select this link to view our Cattle Skull on Wagon Wheel.
Cowboy Boots.
Cowboy boots refer to a specific style of riding boot, historically worn by cowboys. They have a high heel, rounded to pointed toe, high shaft, and, traditionally, no lacing. Cowboy boots are normally made from cowhide leather but are also sometimes made from "exotic" skins such as alligator, snake, ostrich, lizard, eel, elephant, sting ray, elk, buffalo, and the like. Select this link to view our Cowboy Metal Sculpture.
There are two basic styles of cowboy boots, western and roper. The western style is distinguished by a tall boot shaft, going to at least mid-calf, with an angled "cowboy" heel, usually over one inch high. A slightly lower, still angled, "walking" heel is also common. Although western boots can be customized with a wide variety of toe shapes, the classic design is a narrowed, usually pointed, toe. Select this link to view our Cowboy Bear.
A newer design, the "roper" style, has a short boot shaft that stops above the ankle but before the middle of the calf, with a very low and squared off "roper" heel, shaped to the sole of the boot, usually less than one inch high. Roper boots are usually made with rounded toes, but, styles with a squared toe are seen. The roper style is also manufactured in a lace up design which often fits better around the ankle and is less likely to slip off, but these two features also create safety issues for riding. Select this link to view our Gingerbread Cowboy.