A 20” long (including fringe) leather medicine bag in a soft camel color.  Multi-color design patch on front, designed to be worn around the neck.

Typically worn by indigenous peoples of the Americans, medicine bags were originally designed to carry sage, medicinal or cleansing herbs, arrow points or tobacco close to the body and during daily activities.  Medicine bags would range from extremely small to fist-sized depending on what the individual – or shaman – chose to carry.

Our medicine bag measures 4.5” in length and 3.5” in width (bag portion only) and features fringe on the sides and bottom.  It has a drawstring-style opening at the top that is opened and closed by the thong that serves as the necklace piece.  Including fringe it measures 20” in length and can be easily slipped over the head.

Over the years medicine bags have been utilized to carry everything from the metaphysical – such as crystals, fetishes or totems – and air purifiers  such as cedar and sage to contemporary medicines for those who want to carry them close to their body and within easy reach.

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