kachina — ONAD

kachina /kəˈCHēnə , kəˈtʃinə

/ (also katsina /kətˈsēnə/)

▸ noun

(plural kachinas)

a deified ancestral spirit in the mythology of the Pueblo people.

▪ (also kachina dancer) a person who represents a kachina spirit in ceremonial dances.

▪ (also kachina doll) a small carved figure representing a kachina spirit.

– ORIGIN from Hopi kacina ‘supernatural’, of Keres origin.