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Mojo bag

A small cloth bag of personal items and substances, carried in hoodoo to attract luck, love or protection.

A stoppered bottle: the witch bottle of English folk belief, a vessel set out for protection, and the vials of many traditions.

Also: mojo hand, tobie, conjure bag, nation sack, flannel

In hoodoo, the African American tradition of folk magic, a mojo bag, also called a mojo hand or a tobie, is a small bag made of flannel or leather and kept on the body or hidden. It holds a small selection of roots, herbs, stones, coins or personal items, chosen for the aim: love, money, work or safety. It is often dressed with oil or fed with whiskey, and it is kept private. Many writers trace the idea to West African charm bags and to Kongo and Mande practice, and the word mojo may have African roots, though its origin is debated. Blues songs such as Muddy Waters's Got My Mojo Working made the word widely known.

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