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1. Zuni and Hopi dolls with moveable arms representing the spirits of plants, birds, animals. 2. Dance performed by masked impersonators.
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A supernatural being important in the religion of the Hopi and Zuni, the kachinas are represented by small wooden carvings, often called "kachina dolls." For ceremonial purposes, men wear masks and regalia appropriate for specific kachinas. Back to
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a dancer and a holly God for ancient people in the old days
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a God to the Hopi and Pueblo tribes
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a great spirit that travels throughout space
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a masked, intercessory spirit that takes the form of any object, phenomenon, or creature in the universe
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an intercessory spirit that can manifest itself in form of any object in the universe
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a sort of mischevious spirit, so I guess my mother wanted a mischevious child
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