Question

Which excerpt from “The Medicine Bag” supports the idea that the medicine bag is a symbol of manhood in the Sioux tradition?

“What you will receive is only for a man’s hands.”
“I felt a small leather pouch that hung from a thong around his neck.”
“The medicine bag was the dirty leather pouch I had found around his neck.”
“Tomorrow,” he said, “when you come home, it will be time to give you the medicine bag.”

Answer 1

“What you will receive is only for a man’s hands.”

This line explicitly links the medicine bag to manhood, indicating it is something only a man is meant to hold/receive.