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;!/;' At Oraibi. another Hopi village. Kokopelli is said to have a sack ofdeerskin shirts and moccasins to barter for brides. a modified version of the Esteban legend. Elsewhere among the Hopis he is said to spend his time sewing on shirts and seducing the daughters of the household while his wife. Kokopelli-mana. runs after the men. Kokopelli figures prominently in the obscure Blue I I Feather legend of the Navajos. This ancient tale says that a wandering Zuni named Blue Feather who was t I very skillful with throwing sticks (used like dice). , I I bankrupted the great City of Pueblo Bonito in Chaco Canyon (now a national historic park). This action led J I to the city's downfall in the 13th century. the story goes. Not satisfied with winning all the tribal treasure ) and lands. Blue Feather took over the running of the city. His delusions ofgrandeur led him to woo and win one of the city's sacred vestal virgins. This act of 1 I sacrilege brought down the terrible wrath ofthe gods in the form of drought and disease. The surviving people j all ran away and the City collapsed. leaving Blue Feather buried in the ruins. As man-servant to Blue Feather and bodyguard for the heroine of the piece. the hunchback Kokopelli either died in the ruins with his master. or ran offwith the girl according to which version you prefer. 0 , ,I '''I "'!!1!"V 0 ,. 11, .... I. ~~1! t(l ~ ~ ~' ,11f',''' ~i: I;; , ..••. ': ,~I' ~~~",t·~\.~'f fc'~l' < , ." II'~~ '1~ I ~.•,d ' I", l .' ~ I.. ~ 'E ' "i' ."-j.
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