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Contemporary Traditional,Part2    "The Asmat Creation Story : Fumeripits creates People from

Trees"By:Pedro Rodriguez,2/9/12,

Period:1,Culture and Geography

Caglayan, Ph.D.,Emily. "The Asmat". In heilbrunn. Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum Of Art, 2000-. http:/www.metmus/toah/hd/asma/hd_asma.htm(October 2004): and Mr Ruben Meza,2012

According to Asmat tradition: "Fummeripits 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 along."

"So he chopped down a number of trees,carved them into human 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, 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 how Fumeripits made people from trees.And the first people were Asmat.