Waodäni Wooden Ear Plug
Waodäni Wooden Ear Plug
- Collection ID
- OBJ.000405
- Type
- Object
- Date
- mid-1900
- Geography
- Ecuador
- Language
- N/A
- Medium
- Wood
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 1.7 in. (4.5 cm)
- Exhibit Location
- Not on View
This dicago, or ear plug, is made of soft, lightweight balsa wood and is typically worn by the Waodäni people of the Ecuadorian Amazon. It was kept by Elisabeth Elliot as a reminder of her time living among the tribe as a Christian missionary during the late 1950s. Elisabeth and her husband Jim became missionaries in the 1950s to people living in remote regions in Ecuador. After Jim’s death, Elisabeth returned as a missionary to the Waodäni people.
This dicago, or ear plug, is made of soft, lightweight balsa wood and is typically worn by the Waodäni people of the Ecuadorian Amazon. It was kept by Elisabeth Elliot as a reminder of her time living among the tribe as a Christian missionary during the late 1950s. Elisabeth and her husband Jim became missionaries in the 1950s to people living in remote regions in Ecuador. After Jim’s death, Elisabeth returned as a missionary to the Waodäni people.
Created in the mid-1900s by the Waodäni people, Ecuador; Gifted to Elisabeth Elliot (1926–2015); Via death in 2015 to Lars Gren, Little Rock, Arkansas; Donated in 2020 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
Created in the mid-1900s by the Waodäni people, Ecuador; Gifted to Elisabeth Elliot (1926–2015); Via death in 2015 to Lars Gren, Little Rock, Arkansas; Donated in 2020 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
Questions about our Collections?
To acquire permission to use this image, please visit our Rights and Reproduction page .
More From The Collections
