Kokopelli Definition

kōkō-pĕlē
noun
A Hopi kachina having a hunchback and an enlarged phallus and associated with fertility.
American Heritage
A figure of a flute player, often depicted as a hunchback and originally appearing in Southwestern rock art and pottery.
American Heritage

Origin of Kokopelli

  • Hopi kookopölö hunchbacked Hopi kachina, humpbacked species of robber fly (later applied by non-Hopi anthropologists to images of flute players common in Southwestern rock art) kooko- of unknown meaning (perhaps akin to Zuni kokko kachina) pölö lump, hump

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Kokopelli Sentence Examples

  • Popular Navajo symbols of the bear, turtle, water, mountains, arrows, phoenix and Kokopelli are found in these examples of fine workmanship.

  • Kokopelli adorns plates, glassware, silverware and yes, you can even find a Kokopelli wine bottle stopper.

  • Although most people don't recognize him by name, everyone recognizes Kokopelli when they see him.

  • Some legends have it that Kokopelli danced throughout small villages in Mexico and throughout the southwestern and western United States.

  • Regardless of the many histories and legends surrounding Kokopelli, he is well loved by many.

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