Kokopelli
by Donna Kennedy
Title
Kokopelli
Artist
Donna Kennedy
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
Original Fine Art Photography and digital artwork by Donna Kennedy...
A tall Kokopelli metal sculpture, Cottonwood, Arizona...
Kokopelli, also known as "the Hatchet Man" or "Hatchetman", is a fertility deity, usually depicted as a humpbacked flute player (often with feathers or antenna-like protrusions on his head), who has been 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 trickstergod 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 "rabbit on the moon".
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April 18th, 2016
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Comments (24)
Doug Kreuger
Delightful Capture, Donna! I have long enjoyed the happy meaning behind this iconic symbol. L&F
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"