page_title: Chiminigagua
hierarchical_section_title: Chiminigagua
caption_attribution_description: A mother holds her son on her left arm and a kind of staff in her right hand. Votive Figure Gold A.D. 600 - A.D. 1600 8,4 x 2,5 cm Reference: Museo del Oro
context_page_description: Chiminigagua, Chiminichagua or Chimichagua was the supreme being, omnipotent god and creator of the world in the religion of the Muisca. The Muisca and their confederation were one of the four advanced civilizations of the Americas and developed their own religion on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense in the Andes.
context_section_description: Chiminigagua, Chiminichagua or Chimichagua was the supreme being, omnipotent god and creator of the world in the religion of the Muisca. The Muisca and their confederation were one of the four advanced civilizations of the Americas and developed their own religion on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense in the Andes.
caption: Tunjo of a mother with child in her arms, in gold
  Children were sometimes sacrificed to Chiminichagua
  Gold Museum, Bogotá
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