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ISLANDS OF THE VICTORIA NYANZA 



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Fetish huts are of two kinds. One consists of a hut 

 constructed of dried grass surmounted by a tall spire ; 

 the offering or charm (daua) is placed within the hut. 



A Fetish Hut made of Grass (Island of Buvuma). Offerings 

 of food and drink are placed in such huts. This is the 

 way the spirits are worshipped. These huts are placed 

 outside villages ; often in the forest. 



The other kind is a hollow cone of grass shaped like an 

 inverted funnel suspended from the bough of a tree, 

 and overshadowing a hollow stone on the ground 



