Roma, gypsies and travelling people in Portugal - Furnishing

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Water sellers Foreman Stick - Both faces (1836)

Along with their insignia, this was the symbol identifying the Water Seller Company Foreman, and was used as they were giving the water to the fire-pumps. It shows the two spheres of power: the royal and the municipal.

 

 

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