Kuripe
The kuripe is a small, V-shaped pipe used for the self-administration of rapé and other powdered snuffs in Amazonian traditions.[1][2] It differs from the longer tepi, which is used to administer snuff from one person to another.
Description
Kuripes are typically made from materials such as wood, bone, or bamboo. They are constructed in an angled or V-shaped form, with one tube fitting into a nostril and the other placed at the user's mouth.[3] This design enables individuals to blow the powder into their own nasal passages.
Use
The kuripe is used primarily in self-administered contexts. Ethnographic accounts note its role in personal rituals, where the user controls both the dosage and the force of application.[4] Some kuripes are designed for single-nostril use, while others allow simultaneous administration to both nostrils.[citation needed]
Cultural context
Within the shamanic traditions of the Amazon, the kuripe is regarded as a practical instrument that allows individuals to engage with rapé independently, without the mediation of another practitioner.[5] Researchers note that such tools are part of a wider complex of ritual practices involving tobacco and other psychoactive or medicinal plants.[1][2]
Variations
Kuripes vary in size, angle, and tube diameter. Narrower designs deliver a sharper, more concentrated blow, while wider tubes require greater breath volume and produce a more gradual effect. Decorative and carved examples are also found, often reflecting cultural motifs of the maker.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wilbert, Johannes (1987). Tobacco and Shamanism in South America. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. Search this book on
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Schultes, Richard Evans (1984). "Fifteen years of study of psychoactive snuffs of South America: 1967–1982—A review". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 11 (1): 17–32. doi:10.1016/0378-8741(84)90032-4.
- ↑ de Smet, Peter A. G. M. (1985). "A multidisciplinary overview of intoxicating snuff rituals in the western hemisphere". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 13 (1): 3–49. doi:10.1016/0378-8741(85)90049-9.
- ↑ Russell, Andrew; Rahman, Ebsen (2015). The Master Plant: Tobacco in Lowland South America. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9781472589857 Check
|isbn=value: checksum (help). Search this book on
- ↑ Jauregui, X.; Clavo, Z. M.; Jovel, E. M.; Pardo-de-Santayana, M. (2011). "Plantas con madre: plants that teach and guide in the shamanic initiation process in the East-Central Peruvian Amazon". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 134 (3): 739–752. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2011.01.042.
This article "Kuripe" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:Kuripe. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.
