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Katsina

(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).

📖 Definitions of "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.

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