According to Asmat tradition, Fumeripits was the first being and creator of the first ceremonial men's house called a jeu. Fumeripits grew lonely dancing alone on the beach, so he carved human figures from trees and placed them in the jeu, but remained unhappy as they were inanimate. He then created a drum from hollowed out trees with stretched lizard skin and, as he played it, the figures miraculously came to life and began dancing, thus creating the first people, the Asmat, from trees.

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2. According to asmat tradition:"Fumeripits was the first being to exist on earth, and he also created the first men's 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 inanimate,Fumeripits was still unhappy.He then decided to create a drum, and chopped down another three, hollowed out the center, and stretched a piece 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 Fumeripits made people from trees.And the first people were Asmat.