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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. 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.