Description
Kuntanawa Rapè – smooth not strong
Kuntanawa tribe
The Kuntanawa tribe, or as they call themselves the ‘Coconut people’, have always used plants to connect with the beings and the spirits of the forest, thereby they learned how to cure their tribe with their own traditional medicines, and until today they maintain their practices.
The tribe lives along the River Tejo in a reserve of the Acre region in Brazil. There are only about 400 tribe members left (Pantoja 2008), and they are still struggling to regain a demarcated territory, which the Brazilian Government keeps on delaying. The Kuntanawa people have always defended their spirituality as their principle of existence
Rapé The Rapé of the Kuntanawa has a very unique vibration. It has a strong spiritual connection that brings the attention inwards and calms the mind down, allowing the healing and understanding to enter from the spirit of the medicine.
Sometimes, they add plants with cosmological powers, which bring luck, tranquility, and other benefits, like protection and blessing for people and hunters. The Kuntanawá say, Rapé helps them to gain strength, clarity, and power to have the right attitude and to take correct decisions. Interestingly, their Rapé stimulates the chest and the heart region more than the head. It is typically mild, burns less in the nose and in the brain, and many people consider it heart opening – as it contains ashes of the Tsunu tree (Platycyamus regnellii).
In addition, their Rapé usually contains tobacco and a.o. Samauma, Nissural, Jarina, and Sanssara.
