Couple's SET - 2 Kuripes and 1 Tepi - pipes for Rapé medicine, ideal for a gift! Shamanic snuff applicators with natural sale feathers
This is a hand made SET of 3 pipes - 2 KURIPES, self-applicators, and a ceremonial TEPI Pipe for shamanic tobacco snuff from Amazon, known as Rapé, often used in shamanic ceremonies.
HOW IT'S MADE
I use only natural bamboo, which is always polished and nicely finished (also inside! to allow smooth passage of the snuff). The ends are also sanded, so that they fit well into the nostrils and to enable easy pick up of the snuff powder. Every applicator is also varnished at the end, to strengthen it further and protect the artwork.
The parts are joined by non-toxic wood glue and then reinforced with high quality polymer clay - all that makes the applicators very strong and they should last for very long time.
They are decorated with cotton strings, wooden beads, snowflake and black obsidian crystals and natural Guinea Fowl feathers, which in shamanism are protection totems, using warning rather than physical strength. Guinea fowl teaches, that if you get a feeling that you need to get away, stop, or any other type of warning message, heed it immediately. If you do get into trouble, use your feet. Guinea Fowl protect themselves by kicking with their powerful feet; they teach you how to be well grounded in everything that you do.
(These pipes can be also sold individually and can be customised, we can make them any colour, use different feathers or crystals. Set can also be made with just 1 kuripe - if that's what you're looking for, please write to us for individual pricing)
SIZE
All Kuripe pipes I make are kind of universal size, I've never had anyone come back to me and say it doesn't fit. However, we have to appreciate that we are all different and have different anatomy, so for example, if you have narrow/wide nostrils and would like the bamboo thiner/wider, then please put that in a comment when you place your order; some customers do that and I always do my best to accommodate their requests.
The Tepi is about 40cm/ 16inches
HOW TO USE THE KURIPE
The shorter end is the one that you blow into, the other goes into your nostril. Use the longer end to pick up the desired amount of snuff, flip it a little bit backwards to move the powder a little bit further inwards and then gently blow it into each nostril.
SHIPPING
I ship my items anywhere around the world!
I currently live in SPAIN, from where it takes about 5 days via 1st class mail to UK and most European countries (please check covid information in your country to see if there are no delays or disruptions).
The Americas and Australia may take up to 2 weeks. This is the default, standard shipping method via registered mail, which is NOT TRACKED once it gets outside of Europe. If you'd like a faster and tracked delivery, please upgrade shipping method to "Tracked and Signed" when you check out, your package will then be delivered by Global Express.
**IMPORTANT: All sale the items in our shop are hand-made, therefore, unless you are buying one of the "Ready Now" products, your pipes will be made to order; as with any hand-crafted products, some details may vary and above pictures are just examples to give you an idea of what it will look like.