Exhibit · Ethnography section

Rugs woven on a traditional loom

Rugs over a hundred years old, made in Baia households and donated by villagers.

Demonstration illustration of a weaving loom and a geometric rug. — Editorial illustration, not a photograph of an object in the collection.

The rugs in this hall were woven on the horizontal loom used in Baia households until the middle of the twentieth century. The wool was spun at home and dyed with local plants, and the geometric patterns were passed down from mother to daughter.

Every piece on display was donated to the museum by families from the commune, together with its story.

Other exhibits

Ethnography section

Embroidered towels and woven bags

Homemade textiles with geometric and animal motifs, part of the dowry of Baia families.

Ethnography section

Weaving tools and cooperage

The tools of the crafts that sustained the village, from the spinning distaff to barrel staves.

Demonstration illustration of a mammoth jaw on a museum display support.

History section

The mammoth jaw

The oldest piece in the museum, a witness of the Ice Age in the Moldova river valley.