| 释义 |
ka·chi·na
noun
or ka·tci·na also ka·tchi·na or ca·chi·na \kəˈchēnə\
(-s)
Etymology: Hopi qačina supernatural
1. : one of the deified ancestral spirits believed among the Hopi and other Pueblo Indians to visit the pueblos at intervals (as to bring rain)
2. : one of the elaborately masked impersonators of the kachinas that dance at agricultural ceremonies
3. or kachina doll : a doll representing a kachina made from cottonwood root and given to Hopi children by the Kachina dancers |