In New Orleans, gris-gris is often carried in the form of a doll or a bag and is essentially a means of carrying a charm or a spell. The celebrated Voudou Queen of New Orleans, Marie Laveau, was most famous for her powerful gris gris charms consisting of a magickal symbol or vévé written with dragon's blood ink on parchment paper and sewn into cloth or leather bags. Her clients spent thousands of dollars on these charms and swore by their effectiveness.
