kachina
ka·chi·na [ kə-ˈchē-nə]
[kə-ˈchē-nə]
variants: or less commonly katchina or katcina
1 : one of the deified ancestral spirits believed among the Hopi and other Pueblo Indians to visit the pueblos at intervals
2 : one of the elaborately masked kachina impersonators that dance at agricultural ceremonies
3 : a doll representing a kachina
First Known Use of kachina
1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1
History and Etymology for kachina
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