I need to buy a silver charm but I can't think of the name of the guy. I believe it is Southwestern. It could be American Indian. I'm not sure. The name starts with the letter 'P'. Paco or Peco or something like that. He is facing one way with both hands out like he is dancing. Both of his feet are turned. It is very popular. Do you know the name of this?

You see him on a lot of Southwestern items. He is usually flat. (one dimensional) He looks like he is doing a dance. His knees are kind of up in the air a little. I have a picture of him and I think he is playing a flute. His hair is spiked back and his head is down. Oh come on! What is that guy's name? I know you know it. LOL

Kokopelli (sp?)


Kokopelli petroglyph in New Mexico


Kokopelli is a fertility deity, usually depicted as a humpbacked flute player (often with a huge phallus and antenna-like protrusions on his head), who has been venerated by many Native American cultures in the Southwestern United States. Like most fertility deities, Kokopelli presides over both childbirth and agriculture. He is also a trickster god and represents the spirit of music.

Kokopelli has been worshipped since at least the time of the Ancient Pueblo Peoples. The first known images of him appear on Hohokam pottery dated to sometime between AD 750 and AD 850.

Kokopelli may have originally been a representation of ancient Aztec traders, known as pochtecas, who traveled to this region from northern Mesoamerica. These traders brought their goods in sacks slung across their backs, and this sack may have evolved into Kokopelli's familiar hump (in fact, many tribes make Kokopelli a trader in this way). These men also used flutes to announce themselves as friendly as they approached a settlement. This origin is still in doubt, however, since the first known images of Kokopelli predate the major era of Aztec-Anasazi trade by several hundred years. - Wikipedia

Uncle DG and DG, Jr, both Jazz musicians, have Kokopelli jewelery.

Oh! Dorian!!

Thank you SO much!! That is him!

Oh, Clare, you're welcome.

I ending up buying it here. It's for my work friend's birthday. I will bookmark the above link for the future.

Just an update:

I bought the necklace and earrings but I couldn't give her the necklace. It was HUGE like a medallion. If the charm had been a silver dollar($) sign she could have passed for a drug dealer! LOL It was way too big. The earrings were perfect.

Thanks again Dorian.

Clare....How about attaching the pendant to a clip so it can be a key ring?

Giz

I love you and I don't tell you often enough!

That is a great idea. Thanks.

I love you too clare!