Lot #96: "Hopi" First Nations - Vintage Original Hand Crafted Indigenous Hopi Art. "Terracotta Painted "Kokopelli" Tortoise Bowl"

"Hopi" First Nations - Vintage Original Hand Crafted Indigenous Hopi Art. "Terracotta Painted "Kokopelli" Tortoise Bowl" Kokopelli (/ˌkoʊkoʊˈpɛliː/) is a fertility deity, usually depicted as a humpbacked flute player (often with feathers or antenna-like protrusions on his head), who is venerated by some Native American cultures in the Southwestern United States. Like most fertility deities, Kokopelli presides over both childbirth and agriculture. He is also a trickster god and represents the spirit of music. Among the Hopi, Kokopelli carries unborn children on his back and distributes them to women; for this reason, young girls often fear him. He often takes part in rituals relating to marriage, and Kokopelli himself is sometimes depicted with a consort, a woman called Kokopelmimi by the Hopi. It is said that Kokopelli can be seen on the full and waning moon, much like the "man" or the "rabbit" on the moon Measurements: 12 x 9 x 3 inches Pickup category timeslot {A}