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makes invocation to tlie indwelling spirit of this image for assistance in the 

 pursuit and capture of game and for protection against injury. Cat. No. 128,- 

 669, U.S.N.M. 



Indian fetich. — -Carved out of a block of wood in imitation of a naked Indian 

 in the attitude of, and probably impersonating, a quadruped. One of the 

 articles composing the outfit of an Alaskan Indian medicine man. (See fig. 6.) 

 Cat. No. 143,105, U.S.N.M. 



Fetich. — A conical ball of clay about 3 inches long by 2 inches in greatest 

 diameter. Used in the magic medicine of the Kroos of western Africa. Cat. 

 No. 4,805, U.S.N.^kl. 



Fig. 5. — Small Silver Images. 



Cherokee fetich. — A flint arrowhead is put into a decoction prepared for a 

 vermifuge, in order that the indwelling spirit may communicate to the medicine 

 the cutting quality of the stone, whereby the worms may be cut in pieces. 

 Cat. No. 143,088, U.S.N.M. 



Transference of disease. — One of the magic medical practices of 

 all countries. " When disease was recognized, though tardily, to 

 have positive existence, and the fact realized that, despite prayers 

 and offerings, it might be mysteriously communicated by the sick 

 to another person, * * * -without conscious act on his part. 

 * * * why might he not of purpose transfer his complaint to 

 something of a lower order, which should suffer the disease in his 

 place? " W. G. Black, in Folk-medicine. 



