Amazonian serving applicators for offering Rappé in consent-led ceremony. From Make It Sacred.
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Amazonian Tepi
R 1 400,00
Amazonian Tepi
R 1 400,00
Wood Type
Rappé
Nicotiana rustica
Grounding · Clearing
Rappé is a finely prepared ceremonial tobacco snuff traditionally used in Amazonian and Indigenous ritual contexts for grounding, clearing, and focused presence.
Rappé is a finely prepared ceremonial tobacco snuff traditionally used in Amazonian and Indigenous ritual contexts for grounding, clearing, and focused presence.
Meditation & Spirit
Supports ritual focus, grounding, and intentional clearing when used respectfully.
Calm & Stillness
Can help mark a pause and return attention to the body within a grounded ritual container.
A ritual tobacco preparation approached with respect, intention, and care.
Often carried as a ceremonial support for meditation, breathwork, grounding practices, and intentional clearing rather than casual tobacco use.
“Rappé belongs to living Indigenous ceremonial lineages; sourcing, context, and respectful use matter.”
Ceremonial Tobacco, Snuff, Applicator Tools
Contains tobacco and nicotine. Avoid during pregnancy, with heart or blood pressure concerns, nicotine sensitivity, or where tobacco use is not appropriate. Use sparingly and respectfully.
Traditionally administered in very small amounts with a kuripe or tepi applicator.
Description
These traditional Tepis have been lovingly made by Kuntanawa rappé handicrafts experts. They work at the Tete Pawã arts and crafts studio, located in the upper Juruá region of Marechal Thaumaturgo municipality, way up on the Amazon river. The only way to get there is a two day boat journey or with a four seater airplane. It is now in your hands. Use with respect, care and prayer.
Suggested Use
A tepi is a longer applicator used by a server to offer Rappé to another person. It should be used slowly, respectfully, and only with clear consent. The receiver should sit upright, breathe through the mouth, and remain still for a few minutes afterwards. Clean after use and keep it dry between ceremonies. Best used by someone experienced with serving Rappé.
Why it belongs in the bazaar
Hand-carved by Kuntanawa artisans at the Tete Pawã studio in the upper Juruá — a place reached only by two-day boat or a four-seater plane — the tepi is how rappé is offered from one person to another. It carries the maker's skill and the distance it travelled to reach you. A ceremonial tool, not a gadget: use it with respect, care, and prayer.
About the brand
Make It Sacred
Make It Sacred is part of the wider Cosmic Bazaar collective, bringing its own craft, sourcing, and plant-led focus to our shelves.
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