Fumeripits was the first being to exist on earth and created the first ceremonial house called a jeu. Growing tired of being alone, he carved human figures from trees and placed them in the jeu, but was unhappy that they were inanimate. Fumeripits then created a drum from a hollowed tree with lizard skin and, when he played it, the figures miraculously came to life and began to dance, becoming the first Asmat people.

1. Contemporary Traditional Asmat Culture, Part 2 "The Asmat Creation Story: Fumeripits creates people from Trees" By: Sergio Guevara, 2-2-12 Period 6, Culture and Geography Source: Caglayan Ph.D Emily " The Asmat" InHeilbrunn Timeline of art history. New York: The Metropolitan Musuem of Art, 2000- Http:www.metmusuem.org/toah/hd/asma/hd_asma.htm (october 2004) and Mr Ruben Meza,2012

2. According to Asmat Tradition: "Fumeripits was the first being to exist on earth, and he also created the first mens ceremonial house called a jeu"

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

4. "So he chopped down a number of trees, carved them into human figures, and placed them inside the jeu"

5. "However, since the sculptures were inaminate, Fumeripits was still unhappy. He Then decided to create a drum, and chopped down another tree,hollowed out the center, and stretched a peice of lizard skin over the top

6. "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.

7. This is how fumerpits made people from trees. and the first people were Asmat