Contemporary traditional Asmat Culture,part 2

'' The Asmat Creation story: Fumeripits creates people from

Trees''

By;David Rojo, 2/2/12 period; 4, culture and Geography

According to Asamt tradition; ''Fumeripits was the first being to exist on earth, and he also created the first

men's ceremonial house ''called a jeu''.

'' Fumeripits would spend his days dancing along the beach, but after awhile grew tired of being alone.''

'' So he chopped down a number of trees, carved them into humans figures, and placed them inside the

jeu''

''However, since the sculptures were inanimate, fumeripits was still unhappy. He then decided to create a drum, and chopped down another trees, hollowed out the center,and stretched a piece of

lizard skin over the top.''

''As he began to play the drum, the human figures miraculously came to life, their elbows came unstuck

from  their knees, and they began to dance.''

This is how Fumeripits made people from trees. And the first people were Asamt.