Koshare

English

Noun

Koshare (plural Koshare)

1. A jester or trickster in the Kachina religion of the Pueblo Indians of the southwestern USA, also called a sacred clown.
   • 2008, Sascha T. Scott, Paintings of Pueblo Indians and the Politics of Preservation in the American Southwest, →ISBN, page 258:

     Sloan, in contrast, all but erased the social importance of the Koshare as mischief makers and satirists, instead presenting only their more serious religious function.

   • 2008, Matthew J. Martinez, Double Take: Tourism & Photography Endeavors Among the Northern Pueblos of the Rio Grande, →ISBN:

     The advertisement states that the “Koshare are said to be the Tradition Keepers and the Delight Makers of the tribe.”

   • 1939, Elsie Worthington Clews Parsons, Pueblo Indian Religion - Volume 2, →ISBN, page 900:

     The clown groups, Koshare and Quirena, are associated, respectively, with Flint and Shi.'k'ame societies.