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| noun | 1. A deified ancestral spirit in the mythology of the Pueblo people.
2. (Also kachina dancer) A person who represents a kachina spirit in ceremonial dances.
3. (Also kachina doll) A small carved figure representing a kachina spirit. |
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 | | "A kachina doll is traditionally carved from a single cottonwood root." | | "Each kachina serves a purpose and represents something different." | "Kachina dancers usually have elaborate costumes and masks for the ceremonial dances."
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 | | Hopi, late 19th century |
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 | | A kachina is one of more than 500 ancestral spirits important to the Pueblo people. The kachina can be represented by ceremonial dancers and by small carved dolls, also called kachina (sometimes spelled "katsina"). ... |  |
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