My medicine bag from Rufina of Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico "In the everyday life of the inhabitants of rural communities, one cannot miss an article that is totally linked to the native traditions ... the pouch. ...It is destined to be used to transport seeds to sow, to store food, and, in some cases, for beer or other spirits." -- Juan Manuel Aguirre (2013) Some time ago, Rufina, a good friend from Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico, gave me a morralito made by a Oaxacan artisan . The word, "morralito," comes from the diminutive of morral , or pouch. It's one of the few venerable items adorning my home, and I appreciate it so much from this special person that I rarely take it outside my home. It contains symbolic items from dear friends and other items that the universe has loaned me. For use in the field I have another morralito, made of leather. It's a little sturdier, and because it's not linked to anyone I know, I use it in the f...
Here, now, and temazcal.