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Kachina

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In Hopi religious practice, a Kachina is a sort of talisman, a masked doll which represents a deceased spirit. After death, the soul (if the person was good) heads west and becomes a kachina; not all dolls represent a specific deceased person.

The most important Kachinas are called wuya.

Wuya:

  1. Ahöla
  2. Ahöla Mana
  3. Aholi
  4. Ahul
  5. Ahulani
  6. Akush
  7. Alosaka
  8. Angwushahai-i
  9. Angwusnasomtaka
  10. Chaveyo
  11. Chakwaina
  12. Chiwap
  13. Cimon Mana
  14. Danik?china
  15. Eototo
  16. Hahai-i Wuhti
  17. He-e-e
  18. Hú
  19. Huruing Wuhti
  20. Kalavi
  21. Kaletaka
  22. Ketowa Bisena
  23. Köchaf
  24. Kököle
  25. Kokosori
  26. Kokyang Wuhti
  27. Kwasai Taka
  28. Lemowa
  29. Masau?u
  30. Mastop
  31. Maswik
  32. Mong
  33. Muyingwa
  34. Nakiachop
  35. Nataska
  36. Ongchomo
  37. Pachava Hú
  38. Patung
  39. Pohaha
  40. Saviki
  41. Pöökonghoya
  42. Shalako Taka
  43. Shalako Mana
  44. Söhönasomtaka
  45. Soyal
  46. Tiwenu
  47. Toho
  48. Tokoch
  49. Tsitot
  50. Tukwinong
  51. Tukwinong Mana
  52. Tumas
  53. Tumuala
  54. Tungwup
  55. Ursisimu
  56. We-u-u
  57. Wukokala
  58. Wupa-ala
  59. Wupamo
  60. Wuyak-kuita
  61. Yowe
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