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kachina Definition

ka·china (kə c̸hē)

noun pl. -·nas or -·na

  1. Pueblo Folklore a beneficent spirit, either a minor deity or the spirit of an ancestor
    1. a male dancer impersonating such a spirit
    2. the mask worn by the dancer
  2. a small wooden doll representing the spirit

Etymology: Hopi ḳacína < Keresan: cf. Santa Ana Keresan ·cina

kachina Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

doll: Hopi of the Southwest carve cottonwood roots into kachina dolls, the representations of supernatural beings.

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