Native American Navajo Made Ceramic Fine Etched Horsehair Vase with Kokopelli

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Native American Navajo Made Ceramic Fine Etched Horsehair Vase with Kokopelli by Hilda Whitegoat

This beautiful fine etched horsehair vase with the colors of the southwest desert Kokopelli (the God of Fertility). The Humpback Flute Player (Kokopelli) is an engaging image that originated in the ancient Anasazi culture, and was brought into the present by the Pueblo Indians. This classic figure of a bent over stick figure playing a flute has been associated with shamanism and supernatural qualities. He is a magical being who, by playing his flute, calls the clouds to make rain. Kokopelli is also a symbol for fertility because he carries seeds and mist in his hump. He is mischievous when it comes to seducing young maidens! It is interesting to note that the hump, an abnormality, or deformity, is considered special, even magical and transformative like fantastic creatures, such as unicorns, griffins, etc. Shamans are often deformed or have at some point narrowly escaped physical death.