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

 constructed of dried grass surmounted l)y a tall spire ; 

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





A Fetish Hut made of Grass (Island of liuvumal. Offerings 

 of food and drink are placeil in sucli huts. This is the 

 way the spirits are worsliipped. These huts are placed 

 outside villai^es ; 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 overshailowiiig a hollow stone on 



the ground 



