was composed of muddy water and his female counterpart was taken from his side parts (story may be partially or entirely christianized). The Yoruba culture holds that the god Obatala, likewise, created the human race from clay. The Māori people believe that Tāne Mahuta, god of the forest, created the first woman out of clay and breathed life into her. According to Inca mythology, the creator god, Viracocha, formed humans from clay on his second attempt at creating living creatures. In Norse culture, humans are made from sand in tree trunks. In the Korean Seng-gut narrative, humans are created from red clay. According to the beliefs of some Indigenous Americans, the Earth-maker formed the figure of many men and women, which he dried in the sun and into which he breathed life. In the K'iche' creation story Popol Vuh, the first humans are made of clay, although they soak up water and disintegrate. Central Asian mythology, including Altaic and Mongolian, have stories about how the god Ulgen created the first man, Erlik, from clay floating on the surface of water. Woyengi, in Ijaw tradition, created humans from earth that fell from the sky before granting them identities. The Ainu historically believed that Kamui built the Ainu on the back of a giant fish using clay, sticks, and water. The Birhor of India believe that a leech was responsible for bringing the creator god mud which would later be made into humans. The Gondi people believe that Nantu (the moon) was made of mud that Kumpara spat onto his son. The Efé people have a creation story in which the first man was made of clay and skin. Malagasy beliefs state that they were created when Zanahary breathed life into clay dolls that his daughter was making. Tane, in Polynesian mythology, created the original woman from red clay. The Garo people in India believe that a beetle gave clay to the creator god Tatara-Rabuga, who made humanity from it. The Aymaran creation myth involves the making of humans from clay. The Songye people have a creation myth involving two gods, Mwile and Kolombo, creating humans out of clay as part of a rivalry. Buryatian mythology has the god Sombov create humans from clay and wool. Some of the Dinka of Sudan believe Nhialac, the creator, formed the humans Abuk and Garang from clay. The clay was put into pots to grow,