Medicine bag

A medicine bag is usually a small pouch, worn by some Indigenous peoples of the Americas, that contains sacred items.

A personal medicine bag may contain objects that symbolize personal well-being and tribal identity.

[1][2] Traditionally, medicine bags are worn under the clothing.

[3] Their contents are private, and often of a personal and religious nature.

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1935 drawing of a medicine bag