Evaporative Cooling System

A device for cooling the surface of an object or the skin of a person or animal comprising a plurality of evaporator fins, each having a substantially planar horizontal portion for making contact with an object to be cooled, one or more vertical portions attached to or continuing from the horizontal portion that extends upward there from, and a fabric layer disposed on a surface of the vertical portion. The device includes a support member comprised of one or more parts that connect the plurality of evaporator fins into a larger structure, and can include means to urge the horizontal portions of the evaporator fin assembly against a surface to be cooled. The device can also be embodied as one or more pieces of fabric with a plurality of convoluted evaporator fins adhered to it.