Elbow witch

Elbow witches are old women with awls in their elbows in the Ojibwa story of Aayaase (also known as "Aayaash" or "Iyash"), "Filcher-of-Meat". Blinded by cooking smoke, the sisters killed each other in their attempts to kill him for their meal.^[1]

In popular culture[edit]

Elbow Witch is Monster in My Pocket #63, one of only three monsters derived from Native American mythology, the others being Wendigo and (to an extent) Bigfoot. The character's awls look very much like tusks.

References[edit]

^ Jones, William (1917-19). Ojibwa Texts, vol. ii. Truman Michelson, ed. Leyden, New York: G. E. Stechert & co., pp. 380-393

External links[edit]

The Story of Iyash
"Old Sisters" in The Legend of Iyash on K-Net.
archive of "Elbow Witch", on Scott Andrew Hutchins's Monster in my Pocket page

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[1] Jones, William (1917-19). Ojibwa Texts, vol. ii. Truman Michelson, ed. Leyden, New York: G. E. Stechert & co., pp. 380-393

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Family	Clan system
Religion, Myth and Stories	Aayaase Baykok Deer Woman Dreamcatcher Drumkeeper Elbow witch Gitche Manitou Grand Medicine Society Jiibayaabooz Jingle dress Little people Manitou Medicine wheel Mishi-ginebig ("great snake") Mudjekeewis Nanabozho Nokomis Powwow Pukwudgie Seven fires prophecy Shingebis Teachings of the Seven Grandfathers Turtle Island Traditional beliefs Underwater panther Wendigo
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Art	Birchbark biting Quillwork Ribbon work Wampum
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