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by avlxyz

Kokopelli is a deity worshipped by many Native American Indian tribes in the Southwest as a fertility god. He is also associated with childbirth, agriculture, music, and magic, and is considered a trickster god. The earliest known images of Kokopelli appear on Hohokam pottery dated between 750 AD and 850 AD. Kokopelli is usually depicted as a humpbacked flute player with a large phallus and antenna-like protrusions on his head, although his likeness can vary greatly.

According to Hopi myth, Kokopelli carries unborn children on his back and distributes them to women. He is also believed to participate in wedding rituals and is sometimes depicted with a consort, a female figure known as Kokopelli-mana. In San Idelfonso, a Pueblo Village, Kokopelli is seen as a wandering minstrel with a sack of songs on his back who trades old songs for new ones. According to Navajo legend, Kokopelli is a god of harvest and plenty, and his sack is said to be made of clouds full of rainbows or seeds.

Kokopelli’s origin is uncertain, but one theory is that he was based on Aztec traders known as pochtecas, who carried their goods in sacks slung across their backs and used flutes to announce their approach. Another theory is that Kokopelli is an anthropomorphic insect, as many of the earliest depictions of him make him appear insect-like. The name “Kokopelli” may be a combination of “Koko”, another Hopi and Zuni deity, and “pelli”, the Hopi and Zuni word for the desert robber fly, a promiscuous insect with a prominent proboscis and rounded back.

Kokopelli is one of the most well-known Native American figures today and his image can be found on a variety of merchandise, including T-shirts, key chains, and ball caps. The Kokopelli Trail, a popular bicycle trail between Grand Junction, Colorado, and Moab, Utah, is also named after him. Similar humpbacked figures have been found in artifacts of the Mississippian culture in the southeastern United States, where they may have represented a cultural heroine or founding ancestor associated with the life-giving blessings of water and fertility.

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