The Chimu Taya Arms of Cuzco were part of the golden armor that the great Inca Emperor, Pachacuti, was buried in after death. The armor subsequently inherited the Emperor's supernatural abilities to move, shape and control the rock of the earth. His gold plated corpse, like that of other Inca emperors, was placed in an elaborate underground throne room surrounded by his treasures, where he awaited reawakening. Then, on special feast days and celebrations, his body was paraded through the provinces along with the bodies of the emperors before him. However, Pachacuti's forearms served another purpose: when needed, the Inca would use them to sculpt the perfect fitting rocks that they used to build their elaborate cities.