Kokopelli is one of the most easily recognized figures found in the petroglyphs and pictographs of the Southwest. Kokopelli has been revered since at least the time of the Ancestral Pueblo peoples. The first known images of him appear on Hohokam pottery dated to sometime between 750 and 850 CE. Kokopelli may have originally been a representation of ancient Aztec traders. These traders brought their goods in sacks slung across their backs and this sack may have evolved into Kokopelli's familiar hump. Many of the Ancestral Pueblo peoples believe that Kokopelli was more than a trader, and more significantly, an important conveyor of information and trinkets from afar.
