© Fabienne Wateau/CNRS - février 2004
Arbo Conch Shells (The)
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1807
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00:07:00
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2004
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Cornas, or conches, were used before at Arbo in Galicia, in order to indicate the beginning and the end of the water irrigation times to beneficiaries. A conch ringer used to wander through irrigated parcels to warn beneficiaries of the changing.