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The Kachina are spirits from the Western Pueblo religion. The kachina are spirit representatives of things in the real world. There are over four hundred different Kachina in the Pueblo culture.

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When can you see the kachinas?

Kachina is the spirit being of cosmology and religious belief of western Pueblo that is found in the southwestern part of the United States. The Kachina culture is practiced in Acoma Pueblo, Hopi, Laguna Pueblo, Tewa Village, and Zuni.


How do you use Kachina in a sentence?

A Kachina is a spirit that some peoples from the pueblos believed the Kachina could help the peoples with their problems


Which of these native american art forms embodied a super natural spirit?

kachina doll


Deified spirit of the pueblo people?

Kachina


Why are Kachina important to Hopi?

Because a Kachina is a spirit that visits once every half year and it is very important to them. Also each Kachina represents something.


What do road runner Kachina dolls represent?

A road runner kachina doll represents a spirit who protects from witchcrafts.


To the Hopi and Zuni of the American Southwest a Kachina?

living spirit.


English to Lakota translation spirit dancer i know Hopi is Kachina?

Spirit = tanka, dance = wacipi


What best describe a kachina?

The best description for a kachina is an ancestral spirit deified by the Hopi Indians that is impersonated by masked dancers in religious rituals. There mask worn my the dancers is also known as a kachina.


Why are the kachinas important to the hopi?

Because a Kachina is a spirit that visits once every half year and it is very important to them. Also each Kachina represents something.


What type of culture did pueblo do?

Pueblo people have celebrations with kachina dancers and the kachina dancers give out dolls to kids so that their parents or family members can teach them dances and cultures with them.


Who is or how can the Chipmunk kachina doll spirit help you?

A Chipmunk kachina doll is painted in yellow and has three black stripes running across the body and the face. It is used as a religious icon to teach people basic skills and how to survive in nature.