Ecuadorian woven basket
Ecuadorian woven basket
- Collection ID
- OBJ.000413
- Type
- Object
- Date
- mid-1900
- Geography
- Ecuador
- Language
- N/A
- Medium
- fibers and Wood
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 6.7 in. (17 cm); H: 6.3 in. (16 cm)
- Exhibit Location
- Not on View
This basket was likely made by the Waodäni people of Amazonian Ecuador. Made from woven fibers, this basket contains three loops on the sides and a wooden X inside the bottom for support. Elisabeth, and her husband Jim, became missionaries in the 1950s to remote people living in the Ecuadorian Amazon. After Jim’s death, Elisabeth returned as a missionary to Ecuador. This basket was kept by Elisabeth Elliot as a reminder of her time living amongst the tribe as a Christian missionary during the 1950s.
This basket was likely made by the Waodäni people of Amazonian Ecuador. Made from woven fibers, this basket contains three loops on the sides and a wooden X inside the bottom for support. Elisabeth, and her husband Jim, became missionaries in the 1950s to remote people living in the Ecuadorian Amazon. After Jim’s death, Elisabeth returned as a missionary to Ecuador. This basket was kept by Elisabeth Elliot as a reminder of her time living amongst the tribe as a Christian missionary during the 1950s.
Created in the mid-1900s, 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, 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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