Wooden Fire Starter
Wooden Fire Starter
OBJ.000408
Object
1961
Ecuador
N/A
Wood
17.4 × 1.5 × 0.2 in. (19 × 3.8 × 0.5 cm)
Not on View
This wooden fire starter belonged to Christian author and speaker Elisabeth Elliot (1926–2015), who was a missionary to the Waodäni people of Ecuador in the 1950s with her husband, Jim Elliot. Elisabeth returned to the United States in 1963 after Jim’s death. She kept this fire starter, made by the Waodäni people, as a reminder of her time living among the tribe.
Created in 1961 by the Waodäni people; Used from 1961–1963 by Elisabeth Elliot (1926–2015); Via death in 2015 to Lars Gren, Little Rock, Arkansas; Donated in 2020 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
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