Umuku Ñehku is the creator god in the Tukano Hausirõ Porã creation myth.
Mythology[]
Umuku Ñehku is a god who always existed, he lived in Maloca do Céu, where there was day and night. In there, there was a lança-chocalho, a cuia de ipadu, a cuia holder, an adze handle, and a bench, things that only existed in Maloca do Céu. With these instruments, Umusé worked for days, months and years, praying.
Seeing the world as empty outside Maloca do Céu, he thought about how to recreate it in his image. Umuku then took his staff, a staff made of white stone, gold, diamond, and other precious stones, and with it he supported the world with the waters, lands, rains, clouds, and winds. The Avó do Universo divided the seas from small lakes and then he created aquatic animals, such as pirarucus, aracus, piabas, tucunarés, traíras, surubins, paraíbas, and so on. So in the lands he created forests, made fruits to grow on the trees, and made wild animals to live in the forests. Umuku then created humans and domestic animals to reign over the world.