Medicine bag
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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.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Traditionally, medicine bags are worn under the clothing.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Their contents are private, and often of a personal, spiritual, and religious nature.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>