Word of the Day - Kachina

[debodun]

Kachina (noun) - in Native American culture, especially among the Pueblos, is an ancestral spirit or a small carved figure representing that spirit.

Noted actor John Wayne had a collection of kachina figures.

 

[Disgustedman]

I KNEW this word from reading about native indians who'd give Kachinas to the children during a festival

 

[dobielvr]

Made Kachina dolls in elementary school.

 

[hollydolly]

This is the first time I've heard of Kachina Figures

 

[Balzac]

New to me too. Interesting

 

[Mrs. Robinson]

Made Kachina dolls in elementary school.

We did too! Must have been a California thing lol. 3rd or 4th grade....

 

[dobielvr]

We did too! Must have been a California thing lol. 3rd or 4th grade....

Yes!! lol