Large, Feathered Fan
Large, Feathered Fan
- Collection ID
- OBJ.000414
- Type
- Object
- Date
- Mid-1900s
- Geography
- Ecuador
- Language
- N/A
- Medium
- Feathers and Wood
- Dimensions
- 12.6 × 11.2 × 1.5 in. (32 × 28.5 × 3.9 cm)
- Exhibit Location
- Not on View
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.
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.
Created in the mid-1900s by the Waodäni people, Ecuador; Gifted to Elisabeth Elliot (1926–2015); Via widowerhood 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 widowerhood in 2015 to Lars Gren, Little Rock, Arkansas; Donated in 2020 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
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