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How are drums used in West African societies?

MinjieY P1: In West African societies, drums had several purposes. They were played in masking ceremonies and may have also been used for communicating with other villages. During the masking ceremonies, the drum gave the beat and told the dancers when to change their steps. SydneyJ P1: The drums in West African societies are used when they were played in masking ceremonies, and it also could've been used to communicate with other villages. Drums give the beat for the dance, and also to tell the dancers when to change their steps.

KatieS P2: Drums are played at masking ceremonies in West African societies. They may have also been used to communicate with other villages. In dances, drum were important because they not only gave the beat for the dance; they also told the dancers when to change steps. Drums also can have animals and pictures on them that have important meanings in Senufo cosmology. They are usually decorated with symbols that tell something about what they were used for. The symbols are important because they could tell important information about the countries, too.

LydiaF P6: In West African societies drums are played at masking ceremonies. Drums also may have been used to communicate with other villages. Drums gave the beat for dances, also the drums told the dancers when to change steps.

SydneyR P7: In the west African societies, they used drums to tell when the dancers are supposed to move their feet, also used to communicate with others, and to play music.

Aileen D P7: Drums in West African societies were used during masking Ceremonies, communicating with other villages, to keep the beat when dancers were dancing and to tell the dancers when to change their movements/footsteps.

What is c//osmology//? Why is a //horn-bill// used as decoration on this drum?

MinjieY P1: Cosmology is the belief of how the universe was made and how it works. In other words, it's like a creation story. The horn-bill is used as a decoration on the drum because the Senufo people believed that it was the first animal on the earth.

SydneyJ P1: Cosmology is the system of beliefs that deal with how the universe was created and how it works. A horn-bill is used as decoration on this drum because the Senufo people believe that the horn-bill was the first animal on earth and is a messenger between humans and gods.

KatieS P2: Cosmology is the system of beliefs that deal with how the universe works and how it was created. The horn-bill is used as decoration on this drum because the Senufo people believed that it was the first animal on earth and that it acts as a messenger between the humans and the gods.

LydiaF P6: Cosmology is a system of beliefs of how the univers was created and how it works. The horn-bill is used as a decoration on this drum because the Senufo people believed that it was the first animal on earth and that it was a messenger between humans and the gods. Based on the animals used to decorate this drum, for what types of rituals os masquerades might this drum be used?

SydneyR P7:Cosmology is a belief that deals with the world and it explains how everything works. The horn-bill was used to decorate the drums because they believed that a horn-bill was a messenger from the gods to people.

Aileen D p7: Cosmology is a system of beliefs used to describe how the universe was created and how it works. A horn- bill was used as a decoration on this drum because the Senufo people believed that the horn-bill bird was the first animal on earth and was a messenger between the people and the gods. Based on the animals used to decorate this drum, what types of riturals or masquerade might this drum be used for? MinjieY P1: Based on the animals on the drum, this drum might have been used in masking ceremonies. In a masking ceremony there is a masker (the person wearing the mask, who is usually male), music and dancing. The music usually is made up of tambourine gourds, drums and other instruments. The drum like I explained earlier, is used to give the dancers the beat and tells them when to change steps. SydneyJ P1: Based on the animals decorating this drum, the type of ritual or masquerade this drum would be used in, would be the masking ceremony. There is a masker in this ceremony who is usually male. And is transformed into the spirits of the mask during this ceremony. There is also music and dance, with instruments like a tambourine, gourd, and the drum. There is also dramatic lighting of fire and torches.

KatieS P2: Based on the animals on this drum, the drum might have been used for a masking ceremony. At a masking ceremony, instruments such as drums, tambourines, and gourds are used. There is a masker, who is usually male. The masker is the one wearing the mask. At the ceremony, there is the masker, music, and dancing. The drum is important to the dancing because it gives the dancers the beat and tells them when to change steps.

LydiaF P6: Based on the animals on this drum, the drum might have been used for a masking ceremony. The instruments used at a masking ceremony were drums, tambourines, gourds and other insturments. In this ceremony there is the masker, music, and dancing. The masker can be male or female, but is usually male. The masker is transformed into the spirts of the mask during this ceremony and the masker is no-long himself. The drum is important to this ceremony because it makes a beat and tells the dancer when to change steps.

SydneyR P7: Maybe it meant that the African societies believed that the animals created the earth.

Aileen D p7: This drum might be used for animal adulthood ceremonies because one of the animals it is decorated with is an alligator which represents fertility. The drum that the Senufo group made was made in Mali. The animals on it all represent something. For example, the horn bill animal that is on this drum is a messenger from the gods to the people. Another animal, the crocodile stands for fertility. The Senufo group might have believed that the animals created the earth. Drums in the African societies are important because they are used to tell the dancers when to move their feet. This drum is important because it was used in ceremonies.