Snake Stone Kuripe, Ceremonial Ornamental Pipe

Ornamental & Ceremonial Kuripe expertly handcrafted.

Cut from solid piece of black "serpentine stone", the stone is "claimed to have "special properties" and exhibits a shiny black hue it also contains dark green flecks adding to the mystic and visual properties of these special items.

Representing 3 different totem spirit animals as revered by the traditional indigenous Amazonian tribes: Snake, Jaguar & Condor, these animals represent the jungle and are belived to carry immense power and wisdom.

Dimensions: 9.5cm, 0.8cm outer diameter.

Serpentine is a marble like hard stone. This particular stone come from near the slopes of the Machu Pichu mountains in Peru.

Stone workers carve the kuripes using mostly their hands, a small amount of finishing work is carried out by machinery.