Fetich
Fetich , noun
[French fétiche, from Portuguese feiti{not transcribed}o, adj., n., sorcery, charm, from Latin facticius made by art, artifical, factitious. See Factitious.]
1.
A material object supposed among certain African tribes to represent in such a way, or to be so connected with, a supernatural being, that the possession of it gives to the possessor power to control that being.
2.
Any object to which one is excessively devoted.
Also: Fetish