Kokopelli Horse Hair Figurine

Bring the enchantment of the American Southwest into your home with this handmade Kokopelli figurine. Made by Navajo master artist Tom Vail from a unique method called 'horse hair pottery,' this handsome statue is truly a work of art. Horse-hair potters start with a molded ceramic pot, vase or animal shape; they then apply horse hair by hand. As the hair is consumed by the firing process it twists and turns leaving a truly original pattern in the piece. This depiction of Kokopelli, the famous flute player of the Hopi people, will bring an air of mysticism to your home. According to myth, Kokopelli is both a fertility symbol and a traveler. Ancient Hopi people, native to northern Arizona, would make long pilgrimages and leave the fanciful image of Kokopelli on canyon walls as a means of finding their way home. His image has been found as far north as the outskirts of Calgary.