Waodäni Feathered Hat
Waodäni Feathered Hat
- Collection ID
- OBJ.000416
- Type
- Object
- Date
- mid-1900s
- Geography
- Ecuador
- Language
- N/A
- Medium
- Feathers and Fur
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 6.7 in. (17 cm); H: 8.4 in. (21.3 cm)
- Exhibit Location
- Not on View
This feathered hat was made and used by the Waodäni people of Amazonian Ecuador. It is decorated with green, black, blue, red, white, and yellow toucan and parrot feathers, and has an orange and black trim made from monkey fur. Elisabeth and her husband Jim became missionaries in the 1950s to people in remote regions living in the Ecuadorian Amazon. After Jim’s death, Elisabeth returned as a missionary to Ecuador. This hat was kept by Elisabeth Elliot as a reminder of her time living among the tribe as a Christian missionary during the 1950s.
This feathered hat was made and used by the Waodäni people of Amazonian Ecuador. It is decorated with green, black, blue, red, white, and yellow toucan and parrot feathers, and has an orange and black trim made from monkey fur. Elisabeth and her husband Jim became missionaries in the 1950s to people in remote regions living in the Ecuadorian Amazon. After Jim’s death, Elisabeth returned as a missionary to Ecuador. This hat 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 death 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 death in 2015 to Lars Gren, Little Rock, Arkansas; Donated in 2020 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
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