Mama Cocha Effigy
Mama Cocha, the mother of the sea, was counted among the great Inca divinities, the wife and sister of the creator god Viracocha and the mother of Inti the sun and Mama Killa the moon. Fisherfolk along the Pacific coast made offerings of shells and small carved images, and poured maize beer into the waves, and colonial chroniclers record that the goddess was honored among the household and regional deities of the empire, receiving her share at the great festivals. Her image in miniature, worn as an amulet or set at the shore, carried her protection onto the boats that worked her waters, calmin