kachina

English Thesaurus

1. a carved doll wearing the costume of a particular Pueblo spirit; usually presented to a child as a gift (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	doll, dolly,
definition	:	a small replica of a person; used as a toy (noun.artifact)

2. a deified spirit of the Pueblo people (noun.person)

hypernym	:	disembodied spirit, spirit,
definition	:	any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings (noun.person)

3. a masked dancer during a Pueblo religious ceremony who is thought to embody some particular spirit (noun.person)

hypernym	:	dancer, professional dancer, terpsichorean,
definition	:	a performer who dances professionally (noun.person)