Kokopelli

Hopi fertility katsina (Kokopölö), a hump-backed figure appearing in spring and summer dances with his female counterpart Kokopölmana. Traditionally distinguished by the Hopi from the rock-art flute player Lelentiyo.

Domains

• fertility
• seeds harvest

Powers

• Bestow fertility on people, fields, and game
• Carry seeds and mist in his hump

Epithets

• Kókopölö latin · Kokopelli · oralThe humpbacked flute-player; spirit of fertility, seed, music, and travelHopi katsina tradition (secondary)

Sources

• existence: Titiev, Old Oraibi (1944) (secondary); Colton, Hopi Kachina Dolls (1959) (secondary)