Medicine:Medicine bag

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1935 drawing of a 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.[4]

See also

  • Medicine man
  • Midewiwin
  • Medicine wheel

References

  1. Jones, Blackwolf; Jones, Gina (2010). Listen to the Drum: Blackwolf Shares His Medicine. Center City, Minnesota: Simon and Schuster. pp. 78. ISBN 9781592859733. https://books.google.com/books?id=uCLXDQAAQBAJ. 
  2. Trask, Kerry A. (2013). Black Hawk: The Battle for the Heart of America. New York City: Henry Holt and Company. pp. 113. ISBN 9781466860926. 
  3. Nida, William Lewis (1913). The Story of Illinois and its People. Chicago: O. P. Barnes. pp. 27. https://archive.org/details/storyofillinoisi00nidas. 
  4. Peet, Stephen D. (1893). "Craft Symbols and Religious Emblems". The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal 15-16: 97. https://books.google.com/books?id=fxwLAAAAYAAJ.