Handcrafted in the Peruvian Andes, these traditional medicine bags have long been used for carrying sacred items, herbs, coca leaves, tobacco, prayer tools, and personal objects of significance.
Rooted in Andean tradition, these bags are more than simple accessories — they are pieces made to walk with a person through daily life, ceremony, prayer, and relationship with spirit.
This piece was sourced from:
Cusco Community Markets
Material:
Alpaca
Some of the pieces in our collection are sourced directly through local community markets in Cusco, while others are woven and created personally by Mami Benita and her family in the high Andes of Peru.
Traditionally, medicine bags throughout the Andes are used to carry the items a person keeps close in prayer and intention, objects connected to protection, remembrance, grounding, and relationship with the sacred.
Each piece carries slight variations in weave, texture, colour, and detailing, reflecting the hands and traditions of the person who made it.
Perfect for carrying:
Herbs & tobacco
Coca leaves
Crystals & sacred items
Personal ceremonial tools
Everyday meaningful objects
These are handmade traditional pieces created slowly and with care, carrying the warmth, lineage, and spirit of the Andes.
Handcrafted in the Peruvian Andes, these traditional medicine bags have long been used for carrying sacred items, herbs, coca leaves, tobacco, prayer tools, and personal objects of significance.
Rooted in Andean tradition, these bags are more than simple accessories — they are pieces made to walk with a person through daily life, ceremony, prayer, and relationship with spirit.
This piece was sourced from:
Cusco Community Markets
Material:
Alpaca
Some of the pieces in our collection are sourced directly through local community markets in Cusco, while others are woven and created personally by Mami Benita and her family in the high Andes of Peru.
Traditionally, medicine bags throughout the Andes are used to carry the items a person keeps close in prayer and intention, objects connected to protection, remembrance, grounding, and relationship with the sacred.
Each piece carries slight variations in weave, texture, colour, and detailing, reflecting the hands and traditions of the person who made it.
Perfect for carrying:
Herbs & tobacco
Coca leaves
Crystals & sacred items
Personal ceremonial tools
Everyday meaningful objects
These are handmade traditional pieces created slowly and with care, carrying the warmth, lineage, and spirit of the Andes.
