Waodäni Woven Basket
Waodäni Woven Basket
- Collection ID
- OBJ.000412
- Type
- Object
- Date
- Mid-1900s
- Geography
- Ecuador
- Language
- N/A
- Medium
- Fibers
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 8.2 in. (21 cm); H: 1.9 in. (5 cm)
- Exhibit Location
- On View at The Billy Graham Museum, Wheaton, IL
This basket was made and used by the Waodäni people of the Ecuadorian Amazon. Made from woven fibers, it contains green, orange, and purple stripes. 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. The basket was kept by Elisabeth Elliot as a reminder of her time living among the tribe as a Christian missionary during the 1950s.
This basket was made and used by the Waodäni people of the Ecuadorian Amazon. Made from woven fibers, it contains green, orange, and purple stripes. 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. The basket 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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