KACHINA


Meaning of KACHINA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also ka·tchi·na or ka·tci·na kə-ˈchē-nə

Etymology: Hopi qacína

Date: 1888

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

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