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A hammered silver and gold-alloy miniature camelid (llama) figurine of the Inca Empire (Tawantinsuyu), 1400–1535 CE — among the most sacred objects of the Inca state religion, buried as capacocha offerings at high-altitude mountain shrines.

A carved Māori hei-tiki pendant in nephrite pounamu (New Zealand greenstone), with shell inlaid eyes, 19th century — the most sacred object of Māori culture, accumulating the mana (spiritual power) of all who wore it across generations.

A Maya ceramic whistling vessel from the Early Classic period, 400–500 CE, producing a resonant tone when liquid is poured — used in ritual contexts to call upon spirits and deities. One of the most ingenious forms of pre-Columbian ceramic art.