ka·chi·na 
(kə-chēnə) or kat·si·na (kə-chēnə, kət-sē-)
(kə-chēnə) or kat·si·na (kə-chēnə, kət-sē-)n.
1. Any of numerous deified ancestral spirits of the Pueblo peoples, believed to reside in the pueblo for part of each year.
2. A masked dancer believed to embody a particular spirit during a religious ceremony.
3. A carved doll in the costume of a particular spirit, usually presented as a gift to a child.
[Hopi katsina, supernatural being, masked impersonator of a supernatural being.]