South 27
The Wolf--Hunter God of the East 28
The Eagle--Hunter God of the Upper Regions 29
The Mole--Hunter God of the Lower Regions 30
The Ground Owl and the Falcon 30
Their relative values 30
Their custodian 31
The rites of their worship 32
The Day of the Council of the Fetiches 32
Ceremonials of the hunt 33
Their power 39
Prey Gods of the Priesthood of the Bow 40
The Knife-Feathered Monster, the Mountain Lion,
and the Great White Bear 40
Their resemblance to the Prey Gods of the Hunt 41
The rites of their worship 41
Other Fetiches 44
Fetiches of Navajo origin 44
The pony 44
The sheep 44
Amulets and charms 44

ILLUSTRATIONS

Plate I.--Prey God fetiches 12
II.--Prey God fetiches of the Six Regions 16
III.--Prey God fetiches of the hunt 20
IV.--Mountain Lion fetiches of the chase 24
V.--Coyote fetiches of the chase 26
VI.--Wild Cat fetiches of the chase 27
VII.--Wolf fetiches of the chase 28
VIII.--Eagle fetiches of the chase 29
IX.--Mole and Ground Owl fetiches 30
X.--Shield and fetich of the Priesthood of the Bow 40
XI.--Shield and fetich of the Priesthood of the Bow 40

Fig 1.--Concretion 45
2.--Mineral fetich 45
3.--Fossil fetich 56

ZUNI FETICHES.

BY FRANK H. CUSHING.

ZUNI PHILOSOPHY.

The A-shi-wi, or Zunis, suppose the sun, moon, and stars, the sky,
earth, and sea, in all their phenomena and elements; and all inanimate
objects, as well as plants, animals, and men, to belong to one great
system of all-conscious and interrelated life, in which the degrees of
relationship seem to be determined largely, if not w