One of the most popular tribes in South America was the Incas. There were many gods and goddesses that were worshipped by the Incas. Many included Mamaquilla, Copacati, Mama Cocha, Chasca Coyllur and Mama Zara. An Inca figure usually represented a god or goddess. Sometimes an Inca figure was made out of solid gold! It took a very skillful artist to make an Inca figure.
Inca figures were usually made to worship a god or goddess. Inti the Sun god was one of the most common figure to be modeled after. These were usually made out of solid gold and not decorated at a great extent. Most often Inca figurines were buried with mummies. One of the most famous persevered Incan mummies is Juanita. Juanita was found in 1995