According to Asmat tradition, Fumeripits was the first being on earth who created the first ceremonial men's house called a jeu. Fumeripits grew tired of being alone, so he carved human figures from trees and placed them in the jeu, but they remained inanimate. To bring them to life, Fumeripits created a drum from hollowed trees with stretched lizard skin and, as he played it, the figures came to life, unstuck their elbows from their knees, and began to dance, creating the first people as Asmat.

1. Contemporary Traditional Asmat Culture part 2. "The Asmat Creation Story: Fumeripits creates People from Trees" By: Julian Gomez, February 3, 2012 Period 6, Culture and Geography Source: Cagyalan,Ph.D.Emily. "The Asmat" . In Helibrum Timeline of Art History.New York: The Metropolitian Museum of Art,2000-. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/asma/hd_asma.htm(October2004); and Mr.Ruben Meza,2012.