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Southwestern Decor

	One of the most prominent figures in Southwestern art, is Kokopelli, the hump-backed, or bent over flute player. His origins are rooted in the prehistoric culture of the region, but he appears as a deity of some form, from at least 200B.C. The Anasazi, or Ancient Ones, an agricultural-based society located in central Colorado, may have used the Kokopelli as a symbol of fertility in growing things, while other legends also state that he was sought out by childless women. Still other Pueblo tales report the mythical figure as carrying a sack of babies, blankets or songs on his back, to be given out to maidens that he encountered during his travels. And it’s thanks to the travel routes up and down the southwest area and into Mexico, that the figure of the flute player became part of a wider culture, appearing on petroglyphs, rock paintings, carvings, and pottery. Along with wolves, cactus and lizards, Kokopelli forms part of a style of home decor that is indigenous to America, and to the southwest in particular. The native arts, far from disappearing with the “old way of life”, have flourished. Taos, New Mexico is a small town and pueblo that houses a community of some 6,000 people, 1,000 of which are artisans who produce tapestries, paintings, carvings, pottery and other finely crafted pieces of southwestern décor. Their artworks are sold through a vast network of tourist shops and online stores, making it easier to come by the unique pieces you need to complete you decorating scheme.

Stoneware Jug Chime

Rustic accent
Resin, metal

Southwestern Trivet

Brightly colored
Made of earthenware
7.5 x 7.5 inches

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Southwestern Inspired Pot

Southwestern Design
Stone Finish
8 Inches Tall

Southwestern Wind Chime

Natural tones
Fired clay
18 inches long

Ancient Petroglyph Wind Chime

Conversation piece
Fired clay
18 inches long

Kokopelli Wind Chime

Kokopelli figures
Fired clay
6 inches long

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Southwestern Vase Set

Complete Set of 3
4 Inches Tall Each

Southwestern Welcome Sign

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Southwestern Decor

If southwestern decor is your choice for the living room or den, you’re going to want to look at using earth tones or natural colors in your furnishings, carpet and wall paint, since the basic elements of southwestern art deal with nature and use the primary colors associated with the earth.

A dark leather or tweed couch is accented beautifully by draping an American Indian blanket over the back, in muted stripes, or the intricate pattern of multi-colored diamonds. If your furniture is in a grouping, or if you have a wood coffee table in front of the couch, a Mesa Grande table fountain will make a great conversation piece. It may look like a pottery replica of a cactus, but it’s a functioning fountain that will circulate the contents over and over, with its own pump, helping to keep the air in the room from becoming as dry as a desert!

Other accessories for your southwestern decor, include lamps and vases whose colors will match, even though their patterns or decorations may vary. Typical color schemes for these will include blue sky, two earth colors, and black or dark brown figures on the pottery, which allows you to carry the same tones throughout the room with lamps on end tables, vases on the mantle, or decorative pots on a podium-style plant table.

Corner shelves or side tables are a great place to display other touches like a metal wolf figurine, or metal Kokopelli figurine, two-dimensional cut-out images set in imitation rock. Or use a pair of eagle southwestern vases filled with rushes and dried plants to dress up a mantle.

Dens or studies are often more traditional in the basic furniture, but are a wonderful place to display the more unusual items you can find with the flavor of southwestern décor. Imitation alabastrite cow skulls are not only a conversation piece, but make a truly distinctive piece for the wall, whether they are painted with a bald eagle, or have a clock set in them. A Native American axe to hang over the desk is another unique touch, with its natural leather, beads and design work.

Southwestern decorative pieces make great special occasion gifts too, including the charming bear or wolf, Native American wedding vase, a traditional piece of pottery with two spouts, and a central “bridge” to symbolize the joining of two lives. Or you can give the gift that really stands out and up, with a southwestern cactus end table, where the pedestal is a faux cactus, and the top is glass.

The Old West is new again, with southwestern décor!