Peruvian Inca Holy Figure Mask: "Apu Inti"

The Inca culture of Western South America worshipped Inti, the Sun. There were many temples to Inti and sun worship affected many aspects of life for the Inca.

The Inca believed that Inti brought warmth, light and sunshine necessary for agriculture. In Andean mythology, the Inca were descendants of Inti. According to legend, Apu Inti ordered his children, Manco Capac and Mama Ocllo, to emerge from the depths of Lake Titicaca and found the city of Cuzco. At its epicenter, was the city of Cuzco, the navel of the world according to Inca beliefs.

The Inca celebrated Inti with an annual festival, Inti Rayari. The festival took place at the end of the potato and maize harvest in order to thank the Sun for the abundant crops or to ask for better crops during the next season.
Source:
http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/ancientlatinamerica/p/Inti-The-Inca-Sun-God.htm