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kachina doll

American  
[kuh-chee-nuh] / kəˈtʃi nə /

noun

  1. a Hopi Indian doll carved from cottonwood root in representation of a kachina and given as a gift to a child or used as a household decoration.


Etymology

Origin of kachina doll

An Americanism dating back to 1945–50


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