A question about art. African maybe Native American ?

Question

There was a painting I saw as a child. I for the life of me can't remember the name but I need to know what the figures in it was called.
They are usually posed as dancing and hold trumpets or horns. They have extensions from their head that look kinda like hair or a headdress. They are usually not detailed with a face or any markings but are kinda like plain. Maybe african or Indian type but I can't tell.
Maybe anyone knows?

The figures are usally pictured in groups, and used in many things not just paintings. I've seen em on ceramics and tapestries. Even saw a bath towel with them on it. Man oh man I wish I could tell you more details, but thats all I got.

Answer 1

Your description sounds like a drawing of Kokopelli characters. They're Native American; I think Hopi/Puebloan. From the American southwest. If you go down to any touristy areas down there, like Taos or Santa Fe, you'll see these little guys everywhere; sculptures, sand paintings, dream catchers, on t-shirts, postcards, everything. I know the Kokopelli were kind spirits of some sort within traditional Hopi religion. They had to do with music or maybe they were trickster characters.

Answer 2

Art World African Student Essays Art;Wind Instruments.Tribal dancing with horns and ivory for horns and trumpets.
Horns are curved witha conical bore whereas trumpets are straight with a sculpted figure of horses or animals at the tip of the horn. Music plays an integral part of African folklore to communicate with the spirits.,etc.