Contemporary Traditional Asmat Culture ,part 2."The Asmat Creation Story:Fumeripits creates

People from Trees .Emily Chagolla .Feb:3:

Period 1.Culture &Geography

Source:Caglayan,Ph.D.Emily "The Asamat".In Heilnn Timeline Art

History.New York .The Metropolitian Museum of Art ,2000 -http://www.met museum.org/toah/

hd/asma/hd_asma.htm(october2004);and Mr.Ruben Meza .

According to the Asmat tradtition:"Fumeripits was 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, 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 tree.

As he began to play the drum ,the human figures miraculously came to life,there elbows came unstuck from there knees ,and they began to dance .

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