Object Title

Cragen Beca

Description

The Rebeccaites relied on swift coordination so they could act faster than the authorities and evade head-on confrontation. This item, a conch shell used in Talog, Carmarthenshire for communication between Rebeccaites, reveals one of the ways they achieved such a level of coordination; sound.
Additionally, the use of a conch shell reflects the coastal area of the riots and the Rebeccaites' use of an improvised and diverse arsenal; axes, saws, guns, and women's dresses were variously used by the daughters to create an inventory that while somewhat muddled, was incredibly effective.

Contributor

Charles Edwards

Spatial Coverage

Talog, Carmarthenshire

Temporal Coverage

1843

Rights

no

Rights Holder

Awaiting response

Subject

agrarian

groups

practices

Rebecca

riots

wales