witchskin

In the fictional world of Tony Hillerman's Navajo detective series, witch skin is a reference to the wolf skin or other animal pelt an alleged skinwalker, Navajo Wolf, or witch might wear to signify his practice of dark and destructive magic.

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"A depiction of Odin and a warrior dressed in a wolfskin, Sweden, circa 1905." Artist unknown. Licensed under Public Domain.

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