kachina
/kuh-chee-nuh/US // kəˈtʃi nə //UK // (kəˈtʃiːnə) //
卡奇纳,卡奇娜,卡琪娜,卡奇纳人
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : any of various ancestral spirits deified by the Hopi Indians and impersonated in religious rituals by masked dancers.
- : a Hopi religious ritual at which such masked dancers perform.
- : a masked dancer impersonating such a spirit at a Hopi religious ritual.
- : kachina doll.
Examples
The name of this Kachina was Hair Eater, and he was supposed to cut off the hair if he beat the boy, but he never did beat him.
This design closely resembles a pattern that is commonly embroidered upon the large white kachina, or ceremonial blankets.
The ruins about Kishyuba, connected with the Kachina people, also belong to Tusayan.
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