Double Tepys of Chonta – Ayahuasca Decoration

The Double Tepys for Both Nostrils, made of chonta wood and decorated with ayahuasca bark, is a traditional ceremonial instrument used for administering Amazonian rapé. This double design allows the rapé to be applied simultaneously or alternately to both nostrils, facilitating comprehensive energetic balance during the ceremony.

The chonta wood, renowned for its hardness and durability, ensures the instrument’s durability, while the ayahuasca bark decoration adds symbolic and spiritual value, connecting the Tepys with the ancestral medicine of the Amazon rainforest. Ayahuasca, a sacred plant used in healing rituals, imbues the design with a profound energy that complements the rapé’s purifying and healing function.

In a ceremonial context, rapé—a blend of tobacco and other medicinal plants—is blown through the Tepys by a facilitator toward the recipient, establishing a bond of intention and healing energy. The Tepys’s double mouthpiece allows for precise and balanced application, stimulating both cerebral hemispheres through the nostrils, enhancing mental clarity, spiritual purification, and connection with the inner self.

This instrument is not only a functional tool for rapé, but also a piece steeped in cultural and energetic significance, ideal for healing ceremonies, meditation, and rituals connecting with ancestral Amazonian wisdom.