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kachina
OXFORD DICTIONARY
kachina, n.
1 an American Indian ancestral spirit.
2 (in full kachina dancer) a person who represents a kachina in ceremonial dances.
1 an American Indian ancestral spirit.
2 (in full kachina dancer) a person who represents a kachina in ceremonial dances.
Idiom
kachina doll a wooden doll representing a kachina.
Etymology
Hopi, = supernatural
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