Rapé is a a sacred shamanic medicine or tool in the form of snuff, that has been used by tribes of the Amazon basin for thousands of years and is an essential part of their tribal culture and history. Rapé is not sniffed, snorted or inhaled. Instead, it is administered (blown) into the nostrils with a special blowpipe called "Kuripe" (self administration) or "Tepi" (another person administers).