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Supplementary economy

Number of Cases
150
In addition to basic economic activities, Serbian rural households engaged in various activities in order to ensure their material well-being, raise their social status and participate in commodity-money exchange.
Depending on the area, the activities included collecting forest fruits and making containers for their transfer, vegetable growing, growing and processing tobacco, olive growing, beekeeping, brandy roasting, making brooms, mining, gold panning, home woodworking, charcoal making, millwork and others.

The largest part of the collection is the collection of beehives. Beehives are accompanied by beekeeping equipment and tools such as honey spinners and strainers, combs and columns for squeezing wax. The collection also includes items related to mining - mining lamps, a pick and shovel, a mining stick and a protective suit. There is also a collection of baskets for collecting forest fruits and a group of tools for panning gold.

The collection consists of 150 items.

The curator in charge of the collection is Dr. Marko Stojanović, museum advisor: marko.stojanovic@etnografskimuzej.rs
Basket – koruba
Inv. No. 4449
Miner's lamp
Inv. No. 23052
Basket – lubara
Inv. No. 28071
Carbide lamp
Inv. No. 29319
Mining helmet
Inv. No. 35303
Mining helmet
Inv. No. 51307
Rubber mining boots
Inv. No. 51308
Miner's work suit
Inv. No. 51309
Electric lamp
Inv. No. 51310
Beehive – trmka
Inv. No. 51425
Diploma
Inv. No. 51446
Shoes – kondure
Inv. No. 51558
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Basket – koruba

Inv. No. 4449
The basket – koruba is made from linden bark, with a handle in the middle. The rim of the opening is woven with peeled bark. It was used for carrying strawberries and smaller fruits.

Jošanička Banja, Raška
Late 19th and early 20th century

Miner's lamp

Inv. No. 23052
The mining lamp is made of iron. The lid features a flame regulator to adjust the light intensity. A special reservoir is used to pour oil for lighting.

Dubrovnik, Dalmatia, Croatia
Late 19th and early 20th century

Basket – lubara

Inv. No. 28071
The basket – lubara is made from cherry bark, with a circular opening reinforced with a slender hazel branch, which gives the basket sturdiness. It was made between the two World Wars.

Mlanča, Ušće, Studenica
20th century, first half

Carbide lamp

Inv. No. 29319
Carbide is a chemical compound used for lighting. The exhibited lamp is made of metal. On the top of the lamp, there is an opening with a closure shaped like a rooster. The lamp comes from the house of Zoran Cvjetković in Barbace (Pčinja district, southern Serbia).

Barbace, Trgovište, Vranjska Pčinja
20th century

Mining helmet

Inv. No. 35303
The helmet is made of tanned cowhide, shaped like a beveled hemisphere. It was worn by farmers while mining asbestos in the Kopaonik mine during the 1960s.

Boranci, Brus, Kopaonik
20th century, second half

Mining helmet

Inv. No. 51307
Protective mining helmet in white color with an adjustable band and integrated chinstrap. The outer side of the helmet has multiple vents for ventilation. The exhibited helmet was worn at the Vrška Čuka mine near Zaječar.

Zaječar, Timok Region
20th century

Rubber mining boots

Inv. No. 51308
Deep mining boots, made of rubber (with textile lining), in black color. The boots have anti-slip soles, and on the outer side of the left boot near the top, there is the inscription "Tigar" (a rubber products factory from Pirot, Southeastern Serbia).

Zaječar, Timok Region
20th century

Miner's work suit

Inv. No. 51309
The mining work uniform consists of a navy blue cotton blouse and pants. The complete set also includes a gray cotton work shirt. The displayed item was worn in the Vrška Čuka mine near Zaječar (Southeastern Serbia).

Zaječar, Timok Region
20th century

Electric lamp

Inv. No. 51310
The battery-operated mining lamp consists of a rectangular box where the batteries are housed, and a long rubber cable with a lamp at the end used for illumination. The displayed item was used in the Vrška Čuka mine near Zaječar (Southeastern Serbia).

Zaječar, Timok Region
20th century

Beehive – trmka

Inv. No. 51425
The beehive was used for holding bees. The item is made of wood and manure using the weaving and gluing technique. It has a rounded shape and ends with a small transverse piece of wood that serves as a handle.

Klenje, Bogatić, Mačva
End of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century

Diploma

Inv. No. 51446
A diploma from the Serbian Beekeeping Society was awarded in 1929, according to the inscription on it, to a regular member of the society, Jovan Aleksić from Crna Bara. Jovan was the grandson of Hajduk Stanko (a Serbian hero, a historical figure, celebrated in the works of writer Janko Veselinović). The diploma was signed by the secretary and president of the society, S. Đorđević.

Crna Bara, Bogatić, Mačva
20th century, first half

Shoes – kondure

Inv. No. 51558
Kondure are a type of footwear. Even in factories, at the beginning of industrialization, people worked barefoot, later wearing rubber sandals, but also these shoes – kondure. They were also used in mines.

Location unknown
20th century, mid-century
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