Rapé

Some more information about Rapé Many people ask what is Rapé? Rapé or Hapé is a shamanic snuff, usually made with tobacco and found throughout the Brazilian Amazon. Traditional Amazonian medicine and shamanism uses it as a medicinal herb, and as a tool for shamanic journeying. Many people ask what is Rapé? The word Rapé […]

The Puyanawa tribe Entry to the Puyanawa tribal lands. Rapé! Raqui, protector of their culture. Youngster are young everywhere. Children enjoying. Well behaved… Little chief! Their ceremonial lodge. Dancing… And singing… Tradition. The main protectors of their culture and religion. Beautiful bead work. Filming. Elegance… Relaxing. Circular tribal dance. Pensative. Observing the drone. A house. […]

A day in the forest with the Yawanawá tribe. The sandy banks of the pristine Gregorio River. Samauma, the queen of the forest. Yawanawá man consecrating his Rumã (rapé) under the Samauma. Macaw enjoying a moments rest. View from Nova Esperança village over the forest. Tsunu bark harvested to make ash for Rapé. Cacique (chief) […]

In one of the great tragedies of our age, indigenous traditions, stories, cultures and knowledge are winking out across the world. Whole languages and mythologies are vanishing, and in some cases even entire indigenous groups are falling into extinction. This is what makes the news that a tribe in the Amazon—the Matsés peoples of Brazil […]