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Kokopelli, (sculpture). Artist:  Mitchell, Bill, sculptor. Title:  Kokopelli, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1991. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: cold roll steel; Base: steel plate. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 10 ft. x 5 ft. 4 in. x 1 in.; Base: approx. D. 1 1/2 in. x 3 ft. 4 in. Inscription:  signed Description:  Kokopelli figure standing with legs slightly bent. His body is leaning forward and he has both hands holding a flute to his mouth. There are five spikes on top of his head and small triangular forms along his spine. Subject:  Figure male -- Full length Object -- Musical Instrument -- Flute Mythology -- American Indian Mythology -- American Indian -- Kokopelli Allegory -- Life Performing Arts -- Music Abstract Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Gallup Sculpture Owner:  U.S. West Communications, Azter Street and 2nd Avenue, Gallup, New Mexico 87301 Remarks:  The idea of the sculpture came from the Meso-American rock art image of Kokopelli, the flute player associated in Indian mythology with fertility. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS NM000017   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NM000017 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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