Native American Laguna Handpainted and Handetched Pillow Vase with Kokopelli

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Native American Laguna Handpainted and Handetched Pillow Vase with Kokopelli by Diane Aragon

This beautiful ceramic pottery is handetched and painted by Diane Aragon from Laguna, NM. This particular pillow vase has Kokopelli dancing to the Sunface in the center of the vase. Diane specializes in handcrafting ceramic pottery using comtemporary styles. The Humpback Flute Player is an engaging image that originated in the ancient Paleo-American culture and was brought into the present by the Pueblo Indians. This classic figure of a bent over being 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. Today, the Hopi play flutes over the springs to attract 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! The Navajo counterpart to Kokopelli is the Humpback God who wears mountain sheep horns. His hump, which has eagle feathers radiating from it, contains seeds and mist. He carries a wand and is called the "God of Mist," "God of Plenty," or the "God of the Harvest." He is nearly always portrayed with an image of corn. 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 narrowly escaped physical death.