Description
A medicine bag is a sacred pouch, traditionally used by Native Americans and worn around the neck. Sacred objects that represent your own personal “medicine” are kept safe inside. Examples of it’s contents are herbs for rituals, crystals, feathers, anything that feels healing or sacred to the wearer.
Medicine bags are a beautiful way to carry items that help to protect you energetically or a collection of crystals/sacred items to set your intentions throughout the day. For example, love or abundance and give thanks for all that the contents of the bag brings you each day.
A medicine bag is a sacred bag and should be cared for as such, only being opened by yourself to put in new items. If something accidentally falls from your bag, don’t worry, often you will leave that thing out as it has probably served you and you are ready for something new. As you add new items bless them. Smudge them on the way in if you can. Consciously be aware of what you are wishing for by placing these items in there.
The small bag comes in black leather made with deer skin which is traditionally used by Native Americans. You can either leave them in their original state or add your own sense of character to the bag using whatever feels right for you. Examples are beads, feathers or any other items that call to you. When you first start to use you bag it is good if you can smudge your new bag with sage smoke and also put some time aside to set your intention for using the bag and to say some prayers.
Artist: Hand made by Curtis Bitsui, Navajo tribe, USA
Made from: Deerskin. The traditional leather for medicine bags.
Dimensions: Height of actual bag part (ie the bit you put your items into) is about 10 cms (4 inches). Total height of whole bag including tassels is 18-20 cms. Total length of leather cord for hanging around neck is about 28 inches (70cms) but this length is adjustable by moving the knot.
About Curtis Bitsui
Curtis Bitsui is a member of the Navajo tribe and lives in the USA. We trade directly with this artist making sure he receives a fair price for his work. All items will be good quality but because of the hand made nature of the goods it is possible that crafts such as these may have small differences between them. These small differences (if there are any) should be seen as a testimony to the fact that you are buying authentic Native American crafts.
