Cottage without a chimney from Podegrodzie

This is a poor man’s cottage from the first half of the 19th century that belonged to an agricultural labourer. The building is wooden with lime whitewashed walls and an entrance from the gable end. The roof is hipped and covered with straw. Above the door are crosses made of Easter palms, which were supposed to protect the house from lightning and fire and ensure good luck. The cottage has three cramped rooms: an entry hall, a kitchen, and the main room. All rooms have earthen floors. The interior furnishings are typical for the rural poor of the early twentieth century. In the kitchen there is a primitive stove with no vent for smoke and a ‘nalepa’ where a fire was lit, connected to the stove that heats the room. The smoke escaped to the attic through a hole in the ceiling, the so-called ‘woźnica’. Two parallel beams for drying firewood run under the ceiling. The kitchen was also used to house cows, which was common in the Sącz region. In the main room are two beds, a bench for sleeping for a child, and a chest for clothes. Everyday clothes hang on a pole under the ceiling. On the wall, above the table hangs a row of religious oleographs. Ornaments painted on the walls of the room repeating the embroidery motifs from Lachian clothing could be found locally in Podegrodzie in the early 20th century.


 
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