kachinas
noun
Meaning
- (Pueblo culture) A vaguely ancestral anthropomorphic spirit being, associated with clouds and rain or personifying the power in the sun, the earth or corn (among other things).
- (Pueblo culture) A wooden doll, as might be given to a child, which represents such a being.
- (Pueblo culture) A masked dancer who represents such a being in a ceremonial dance or masked ceremony.
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