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Kachina

2 stages from Hopi to English.

Today it means in Hopi and other Pueblo traditions, a spirit being, or a carved wooden doll representing one

Where does the word "kachina" come from? It comes from Hopi katsina, adopted directly into English (1880s).

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Stage 1 of 2
katsina
Hopi · pre-1600s
"a spirit being that links gods and mortals"
named the supernatural spirit beings central to Hopi religious life
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Stage 2 of 2
kachina
English · 1880s
"a spirit figure in Hopi and Pueblo religion, or a carved doll representing one"
anglicized by ethnographers and later popularized through carved kachina dolls sold to collectors
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