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Kokopelli One of the most
recognized and mysterious images in southwest petroglyphs and pictographs is the
mythological figure we call Kokopelli. He appears in various forms: human,
insect and animal; and always exhibits several of the particular traits
attributed to his character: playing a flute, humpback, dancing orientation and exaggerated
phallus. The consistency of these traits over the past 1000 years have
supported his popularity as a fertility symbol, a rain shaman, trader,
magician, deity, seducer of women and trickster. |
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finished 1.5" wide oak frame |
Item #029
Dancing Kokopelli. |
hanger attached |
Item #A743
Walking Kokopelli. |
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Item #A692
Fluteplayer. |
mounted on brass pins |
Item: #A693 Dancing Kokopelli with
flute. |
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Item #A685
Anasazi Fluteplayer |
hanger attached |
Item #A729 Bighorn sheep kokopelli. |
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Item #A672
Rabbit ear fluteplayer. |
hanger attached |
Item #A637 Fluteplayer Kokopelli with tall head feather. |
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hanger attached see photo of pottery sherd used to make this art
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Item #A512 Kokopelli
and dancer. |
hanger attached see photo used to make this image |
Item #A695
'Floating' fluteplayer |
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Flute
player
images, with and without a humpback, appear in prehistoric petroglyphs,
pictographs, pottery and kiva murals across a wide area of the American
southwest. Rock art images of Kokopelli are most often found in Anasazi Culture
areas beginning around AD 500, rarely found in Fremont and Mogollon
Culture areas, and not found in Hohokam areas; although flute player images are
found occasionally on Hohokam pottery beginning around AD 750. It is ironic that the bent-over, dancing, headdressed flute player that is most often depicted as Kokopelli is based on Hohokam design and not that of the Anasazi, the culture that depicted him in greatest abundance. I have reproduced rock art and pottery images of Kokopelli from different cultures and different times for your southwest decor. |
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Item #i077 Dancing Kokopelli with
flute. |
hanger attached |
Humpback fluteplayer
'Kokopelli' and a female. |
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Item #A280 An insectforn fluteplayer. |
hanger attached |
1.5" wide finished oak frame |
Item #365
Two fluteplayers |
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| I can also carve images from pictures you provide. | |||
| email me a photo of your favorite petroglyph fluteplayer and I will let you know if I can carve it in stone for you. | Kokopelli Book
by: Lawrence W. Cheek |
Kokopelli Glassware Mugs |
![]() Kokopelli Wine Glass |
Kokopelli Tankards |
| Anasazi a pueblo people centered in the four corners area developing from the Basketmaker Culture and represented by modern groups such as the Hopi and Zuni. more Anasazi information |
| Anthropomorphs are human like figures. more anthropomorph information |
| Hohokam Culture people lived in Central Arizona around Phoenix, and south to near the border with Mexico. They were the first agricultural culture in the southwest. more Hohokam info |
| Mogollon Culture were an early pueblo people who inhabited the mountains of west central New Mexico. more Mogollon information |
| Contact Artist (Donald Austin) by email daustin@sandcarveddesigns.com or by telephone 310 836-0121 |
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