Black cat bone

A black cat bone is a type of lucky charm used in the magical tradition of hoodoo. It is thought to ensure a variety of positive effects, such as invisibility, good luck, protection from malevolent magic, rebirth after death, and romantic success.^[1]

...Got a black cat bone
got a mojo too,
I got John the Conqueror root,
I'm gonna mess with you...
—"Hoochie Coochie Man," Muddy Waters

The bone, anointed with Van Van oil, may be carried as a component of a mojo bag; alternatively, without the coating of oil, it is held in the charm-user's mouth.^[2]

^ Anderson, Jeffrey E. (December 2005). Conjure In African American Society. Louisiana State University Press. ISBN 0-8071-3092-3.
^ Newbell Niles PH. D. Puckett (January 2003). Folk Beliefs of the Southern Negro. Kessinger Publishing, LLC. ISBN 0-7661-2778-8.

[1] Anderson, Jeffrey E. (December 2005). Conjure In African American Society. Louisiana State University Press. ISBN 0-8071-3092-3.

[Puckett-2] Newbell Niles PH. D. Puckett (January 2003). Folk Beliefs of the Southern Negro. Kessinger Publishing, LLC. ISBN 0-7661-2778-8.

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