The two figures shown here are forms of the Hopi nakwách symbol of brotherhood made when two priests clasp hands during the Wuwuchim dance - the dance of the linked finger. The Ute also carried the same type friendship symbol. The design is also a sign for water.

The kokopelli, mahu or humpback flute player is found carved on stones from South America to Canada. Koko means wood; pilau means hump. His hump carried seeds and rainbows. In his flute he carried music of warmth and love. His large penis is a symbol of fertility and abundance.

The dancer is reminiscent of kokopelli without the flute and humpback or special powers to bring rain and create abundance. Stories of the dancer vary but is said the he lured the young away from their homes and made them slaves.

The handprint was a signature of the maker of a symbol and a prayer to the Spirits to bring about the object that was drawn such as clouds for rain. The handprint had supernatural importance. The red hand print was a sign of the Elder War God. The left hand, considered more sacred than the food hand was placed on objects of religious meaning.

Figures of the Hopi God of Death, Maasaw and the track of Maasaw (left) are used in modern times to mark graves to keep young people from destroying it. "Look in the valleys, the rocks and the woods you will find my footsteps there," said Masau. And, there are�?

The connected circles are similar to the keptevipi, a religious tool used by the Niman (Hopi) to purify the earth. Also thought to be the eyes of the guardian of the gila monster, an insect with four eyes. It is the Mayan symbol for the day Ahua and the planet Venus - the morning star.

There are two forms to the Hopi Tapu'a, Mother Earth symbol, square and round representing spiritual rebirth. The passages in the maze represent the Creator's universal plan man must follow. The Pimas call it the House of Teuhu (Gopher).