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Kachina

noun
1.
A masked dancer during a Pueblo religious ceremony who is thought to embody some particular spirit.
2.
A deified spirit of the Pueblo people.
3.
A carved doll wearing the costume of a particular Pueblo spirit; usually presented to a child as a gift.





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"Kachina" Quotes from Famous Books



... ruin at Kachinba, the halting place of the Kachina people, seems to have escaped the attention of students of Tusayan archeology. It lies about six miles from Sikyatki, about east of Walpi, and is approached by following the trail at the foot of the same mesa upon which Kuekuechomo ...
— Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 • Jesse Walter Fewkes


Words linked to "Kachina" :   disembodied spirit, terpsichorean, professional dancer, spirit, dolly, doll, dancer


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