Goicea Mică, Dolj, sec. the nineteenth
Coming from the south of Oltenia, near Lake Bistreț, the house in Goicea Mică illustrates a type of generalized surface dwelling in the Danube Plain at the beginning of the 20th century, taking the place of bordeaux. The geographical settlement of the village determined the main occupations of the inhabitants: agriculture, cattle raising and fishing. Another task practiced until recently was the growth of silkworms, proof standing the large number of nozzles planted in the locality after the First World War and the variety of borangic fabrics.
The house of Ion Pomană Doljan, built at the end of the 19th century, was transferred to the museum in 1936. Interesting is that his family lived for a while in Bucharest, as he practiced, for sociological purposes.
The house is built on a solid foundation, with the burnt brick walls and has the roof in four line waters with the tile cover. At the main facade, it draws attention to the closed porch with a railing, finished with a raised bead above the entrance to the cellar.
The house is developed in length and has a rectangular plane consisting of a median tent ("ogeac") and two rooms. In the tent, the free hearth from the floor level is the point of weight according to which the simple pieces of furniture are distributed: the low round table with three legs, the chairs, the box, etc. Also here are the ground fabrics for baking bread, strawberries and ceramic vessels of oboga, braid and brass pans, as well as numerous wooden kitchen utensils (salt boxes, liquids, cauce).
The tent is bordered on the left side of the guest room ("clean room"), and on the right we find the living room ("stay room") with blind stove. Finally, an important role is played by the war of tissue in which a borangic fabric, as well as a number of other objects belonging to the textile industry and used for the processing of wool or hemp (river, whirlwind, rodan, sucal, etc.). It attracts the miniature melița for children, a toy/tool, made up of a stand and a manually operated wooden knife to crush the wood parts after melting. The beds, walls and dowry boxes in both rooms are covered by sheets, barks and kilims, vein and carpets brightly and decorated with stripes, rhombuses, crosses and pistons, stars and flowers, giving the interior a special charm.
