Ugatame

The creator god of the Kapauku, an omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent deity. Ugatame is a dual concept, considered of both sexes, is everything and nothing, and is manifested by the sun and the moon. He is responsible for both good and evil, but is not punitive.

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References

Source

  • Pospisil, Leopold. (1958). Kapauku Papuans and their Law. New Haven: Yale University Publications in Anthropology, no. 54, pp. 17, 18.