Definition of "kachinas" []

• Plural form of kachina. (noun)

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• "The dancers in the ceremonials wear costumes corresponding to the dolls and are also called kachinas, as are the spirit forces."
• "During this sacred season of solar renewal, the kachinas, the guides, the spirit helpers of the tribe, emerge from their dark kivas."
• "She too, she reported, was blooming like mad — importing the kachinas was no longer economical; so she had gone into producing them on her own."