IV 
ISLANDS OF THE VICTORIA NYANZA 47 
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 Crrass (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 
