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kachina

[ kuh-chee-nuh ]

noun

  1. any of various ancestral spirits deified by the Hopi Indians and impersonated in religious rituals by masked dancers.
  2. a Hopi religious ritual at which such masked dancers perform.
  3. a masked dancer impersonating such a spirit at a Hopi religious ritual.


kachina

/ əˈʃːə /

noun

  1. any of the supernatural beings believed by the Hopi Indians to be the ancestors of living humans
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of kachina1

1885–90; < Hopi ḳaíԲ < Keresan (Santa Ana) ̉â˙Բ (or a cognate word)
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of kachina1

from Hopi 粹čԲ supernatural
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Example Sentences

This is a solo inspired by rituals that Graham observed in the pueblos of the American Southwest, specifically, the kachina figures that served as comic relief at religious ceremonies.

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Indeed, for all her Christian charity, Leigh Anne seems to treat her adopted son more like a giant kachina doll than a human being.

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Two rooms hold 14 exhibit cases brimming with artifacts from tribes across the country, such as baskets made by the Apache in Alabama and kachina dolls from the Hopi and Zuni in the Southwest.

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Also kachina dolls, Hopi masks, a Gandhara bust from my own collection.

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From glass, Oliver created colorful Northwest Coast-style baskets and spirit boards, kachinas and fins, faces and disks.

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