$1,600.00
A figure in Hopi tradition, the Kokopelli Katsina is a flute-playing spirit of fertility, rain, and renewal. Symbolizing joy, abundance, and the rhythms of the natural world, he brings music, laughter, and life to the land. This carving captures his playful yet sacred presence—an essential spirit in the Hopi ceremonial cycle.
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Michael Dean Jenkins is a highly skilled Hopi Katsina carver known for his precise craftsmanship, traditional themes, and dynamic carvings that often bring Katsinam to life in motion. He is from Polacca, located on First Mesa of the Hopi Reservation in Arizona. He is part of a lineage of carvers who have upheld Hopi culture’s spiritual and artistic traditions. As seen in the Kokopelli Katsina carving, Jenkins often captures his figures mid-dance or in expressive gestures.
The Kokopelli Katsina is a cherished figure in Hopi tradition, known as a fertility spirit, flute player, and messenger of joy and abundance. Recognizable by his hunched back and flute, Kokopelli moves through the Hopi world bringing music, stories, and renewal to the land and its people. In Hopi belief, Kokopelli plays a vital role in calling the rain, awakening the earth, and blessing crops, animals, and families with fertility. His flute is a musical instrument and a sacred tool that stirs life from the soil and invites harmony to the community. Sometimes playful and mischievous, Kokopelli also represents the lighter side of the spiritual world—reminding us that joy, laughter, and music are just as essential as reverence. Carvings of the Kokopelli Katsina often show him in mid-dance, deeply engaged in his flute playing, symbolizing the movement and rhythm of the natural world. Though widely recognized across the Southwest, the Hopi Kokopelli remains a uniquely spiritual figure tied to the sacred cycles of planting, rain, and renewal.
