This large fan was made and used by the Waodäni people of the Ecuadorian Amazon. It is made of yellow and blue feathers, most likely from a parrot, and woven together with strips of wood. Elisabeth and her husband Jim became missionaries in the 1950s to these people in remote regions. After Jim’s death, Elisabeth returned as a missionary to Ecuador. This large fan was kept by Elisabeth Elliot as a reminder of her time living among the tribe as a Christian missionary during the 1950s.