kachina /kəˈtʃiːnə 
/ (also katsina) ▸ noun (plural kachinas)
a deified ancestral spirit in the mythology of the Pueblo people. ▪ (also kachina dancer) a person who represents a kachina in ceremonial dances. ▪ (also kachina doll) a small carved figure representing a kachina. – ORIGIN from Hopi kacina ‘supernatural’, of Keres origin.
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