Elbow witch

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

References

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