The ornate ceremonial bow and quiver had hung on the wall of our home in Michigan for years I rsquo d inherited them from my father who acquired the souvenirs while we were serving as missionaries in Ghana Then one day a Ghanaian friend visited us When he saw the bow he got a strange look on his face Pointing to a small object tied to it he said ldquo That is a fetish mdash a magic charm I know it has no power but I would not keep it in my house rdquo Quickly we cut the charm from [... more]