Moonspear great-aunt

Alaric eyed it with interest, green eyes taking shape. He carefully moved what he had to trade. 

Deer hide for sleeping place, smaller animal furs to decorate, to carry, to sleep upon. Bones and feathers for decoration. And these.

He pressed a pouch into the ground and unrolled it with a movement of his paw. It was just rabbit fur and the like that he had pressed and chewed a bit to soften. He pressed smaller strips of fur inbetween it and spoke softly. 

I use these to carry my herbs and the like. I use other smaller chunks of pelt to separate everything.

he undid the one he always had around his throat and placed it down, unrolling to show him.

Small tears to hold it together with bone or stick so it stays fastened. It needs replaced every few months with heavy travel, every couple years if not.

Do these talismans mean many things? I am not familiar with your culture, but would like to learn. He hoped his question was not met with derision or offense, because he had not meant it so.