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  • noun Plural form of kachina.

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Examples

  • The dancers in the ceremonials wear costumes corresponding to the dolls and are also called kachinas, as are the spirit forces.

    Nightway Janet Dailey 1981

  • The dancers in the ceremonials wear costumes corresponding to the dolls and are also called kachinas, as are the spirit forces.

    Nightway Janet Dailey 1981

  • The dancers in the ceremonials wear costumes corresponding to the dolls and are also called kachinas, as are the spirit forces.

    Nightway Janet Dailey 1981

  • The dancers in the ceremonials wear costumes corresponding to the dolls and are also called kachinas, as are the spirit forces.

    Nightway Janet Dailey 1981

  • During this sacred season of solar renewal, the kachinas, the guides, the spirit helpers of the tribe, emerge from their dark kivas.

    Donna Henes: Winter Solstice: Anniversary Celebration of Creation Donna Henes 2011

  • During this sacred season of solar renewal, the kachinas, the guides, the spirit helpers of the tribe, emerge from their dark kivas.

    Donna Henes: Winter Solstice: Anniversary Celebration of Creation Donna Henes 2011

  • During this sacred season of solar renewal, the kachinas, the guides, the spirit helpers of the tribe, emerge from their dark kivas.

    Donna Henes: Winter Solstice: Anniversary Celebration of Creation Donna Henes 2011

  • During this sacred season of solar renewal, the kachinas, the guides, the spirit helpers of the tribe, emerge from their dark kivas.

    Donna Henes: Winter Solstice: Anniversary Celebration of Creation Donna Henes 2011

  • 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.

    What Happened to the Baby? 2006

  • 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.

    What Happened to the Baby? 2006

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