~LP~ Alpabfahrt Mountain Set [LPCOW] BOXED

This set includes a scripted, animated cowbell; 2 texture HUDs, 2 headpieces and a back garland.

The cowbell features an animated clapper that plays when the cow walks, along with a cowbell sound. It includes a posture animation to keep the cow's head properly down (due to the weight of the bell). The bell is texture scripted with 4 bell options and 2 collar options.

The daisy garland and headpiece are texture scripted and include 2 leather options and 5 daisy options.

the biedermier 'cone' style headpiece is not scripted.

To use:

Wear the collar. Wear the Floral Head piece and Garland or just the conical headpiece.

ADD the texture sets to change textures on the cowbell (4 bells, 2 collar texture sets) or the leather straps and daisies on the flower garland and headpiece.

You can wear just the Biedermeier-style conical floral headpiece if you choose, both of the styles included are common on the Swiss cows on the Austrian side of the Swiss alps. The conical, Biedermier headpiece is not texture scripted.

Permissions: prims/mesh copy/mod. Scripting & animation: copy/no mod. HUDs: Copy/no mod.

Background of the set:

Switzerland is known for its many cows. These cows' milk goes into the world-renowned Swiss cheeses and chocolates. Cows in Switzerland are cared for quite differently than the US Factory farms. They are actual individuals with names and personalities. And they are cared for accordingly.

Twice a year, the cows are moved up and down the mountainsides to and from their alpine pastures in ceremonial processions. In these processions, the cows are all gussied up with big fancy collars and cowbells. The bigger the cowbell, the more milk it produces, and the more valuable the cow is. The most special cows get to wear fancy head dresses made out of evergreens and either natural or man-made flowers.

The trip down out of the mountain in the French side of Switzerland is called 'Des Alpes' on the French side of Switzerland, or Alpabfahrt on the Austrian/German side of the Swiss alps...eg, the dealpinification of the cows.

The Austrian Swiss cows wear big bells with rather plain collars, sometimes trimmed with fur; small flat or tall conical 'Biedermier'-style floral decorations on their head, and occasionally matching back garlands.