fetish-man

"You come again, brother," droned the fetish-man, speaking in the jargon which passed for a common language of black man and white on the West Coast.

The Moon of Skulls Howard, Robert E. 2005

The fetish-man held a long stave of curious black wood in his hands.

The Moon of Skulls Howard, Robert E. 2005

The fetish-man stood on the highest part of the ledge, head thrown back, arms lifted as if in invocation.

The Moon of Skulls Howard, Robert E. 2005

Kane shrugged his shoulders and followed the fetish-man, after glancing back at the still shape which lay in the cave.

The Moon of Skulls Howard, Robert E. 2005

"Me go now, blood-brother," said the fetish-man, returning to his beloved jargon, of which knowledge he was prouder than all his conjuring tricks.

The Moon of Skulls Howard, Robert E. 2005

And even as he thought it, a black and horrific shadow fell across the crouching fetish-man.

The Moon of Skulls Howard, Robert E. 2005

The fetish-man always carries in his sack a strange assortment of articles out of which he makes the fetishes.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913

In cases of death the charge of witchcraft is made, and the relatives seek a fetish-man, who employs the ordeal by poison, fire or other tests to detect the guilty person.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913

The fetish-man, fetizero, nganga, chitbone, is the authority on all religious observances.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913

"If I have, then nothing can save me; the fetish-man of Tomboura has worked evil against me."

The Great White Queen A Tale of Treasure and Treason William Le Queux 1895