katsina

noun

1. 1

   (Pueblo culture) A vaguely ancestral anthropomorphic spirit being, associated with clouds and rain or personifying the power in the sun, the earth or corn (among other things).

2. 2

   (Pueblo culture) A wooden doll, as might be given to a child, which represents such a being.

3. 3

   (Pueblo culture) A masked dancer who represents such a being in a ceremonial dance or masked ceremony.