» This article concerns the concept of fetishism in anthropology. For other uses, see Fetish (disambiguation). A fetish (from the French fétiche; which comes from the Portuguese feitiço; and this in turn from Latin facticius, "artificial" and facere, "to make")'s an object believed to have supernatural powers, or in particular, a man-made object that's power over others. Essentially, fetishism's the attribution of inherent value or powers to an object. History Initially, this concept… (More on Fetishism)