~ Kokopelli ~
Kokopelli Wood and Metal Sculptures.
Each sculpture is one of a
kind, and the woods
used are select cuts of exotic wood.
Wall Hanging Style (One of a kind)
Red Cedar with Bronze, Steel and Brass
construction
18 1/2"
High Wholesale price: $350.00
"Mother Earth"
30 1/2 " High
Wholesale Price: $1,450.00
(exotic
woods)
"Summer Rain I”
27" High Wholesale Price: $600.00
8 Wood Types
w/Steel and Bronze Crown
"Summer Rain II”
53” High Wholesale Price: $3200.00
"Big Medicine”
68" High Wholesale Price: $7,500.00
13 Wood Types All Wood Construction w/steel dowels
"Ancient Spirits"
43" High
Wholesale Price: $2900.00
“Thunder”
24” High
Wholesale Price: $625.00
“New Moon”
20” High Wholesale Price: $385.00
"Long Life"
34" High Wholesale Price: $850.00
8 woods
"Many Moons"
30" High Wholesale Price: $850.00
9 woods with brass
"The Drifter"
20 1/2" High Wholesale Price: $450.00
4 woods with stainless crown
"Harvest"
23" High Wholesale Price: $600.00
6 woods with brass
"Father Sky"
49" High Wholesale Price: $4, 800.00
13 woods Steel Crown with Bronze and Brass Overlays
Who Was Kokopelli?
The legends are many,
and no one really knows, but
the character continues to fascinate those
who study the ancient rock art of
I do not discount or
make fun of any of the interpretations made by the various Indian cultures,
or modern day authorities. I am just
doing my thing
as an artist and free agent.
Kokopelli has been interpreted by the many as everything between an insect and a God. Even modern medical science has it's theory about Kokopelli. One researcher has said he was probably a person afflicted with tuberculosis, which results in a hump back, a club foot and a permanently erect phallus.
Rock art suggests strongly that Kokopelli was a flute player, so I went with the flutes and the locations of where the pictograph and petroglyph images were recorded.
Elias Perez, a local
flute maker, player, and authority on ancient Indian flutes, assisted me with
the sculpture. Perez indicated that, in his opinion, Kokopelli
is usually portrayed playing straight or horn type flutes, not common with the
American Indian flutes which generally had a rising reed near the mouth end of
the flute. The straight and horn type flutes were more common with the
I have chosen to
portray Kokopelli idealistically as
a handsome young man with a slightly humped
back. A wanderer, a teacher of flutes and their music, a
dancer, and womanizing rascal. A concept that
most would like to relate to.
As an artist, I have been captivated by this legend and have done many variations of Kokopelli, I will continue doing Kokopelli in different mediums, representations, and styles in the near future.
Gary Prazen
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Gary@original-creations.com
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