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Manual workers wear a simple cap, which bridles are either
attached under the chin or on top of the head, as shown on this picture.
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To put the chaperon required a certain
dexterity. : this long piece of cloth is rolled around the top of the head
so that the two tails stick out.
One of them is short and falls on one side of the head, while the
other, longer, drapes the shoulders with suppleness. When the weather is bad, it
can also be wrapped more tightly around the neck and the ears to protect them
from the cold.
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Some pomp hats, like the one worn by this
centurion of the Crucifixion in La Brigue, distinguish themselves by their wide
borders and rich materials , here peacock's feathers.
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The pourpoint of this centurion
presents the same exceptional character, with its rich decoration, and the
expensive elaborated textile it is made of.
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