INDIAN DRUMS
In the olden days when the buffalo roamed the prairie and its meat was the main article of food, Indian tribes were often in a state of starvation when their herds roamed into enemy territory. At such times the Buffalo Dance was proclaimed. Every man donned his buffalo mask and the dance started to the accompaniment of the drum. It was danced sometimes fbr two or three weeks, with intermission, until a signal from the men on the hills announced the return of the herd. The malice drum is for use in the malice song ceremony. Two men who have a quarrel meet before an assembly of the tribe, and hurl songs at each other. The songs are made up as they go along, to suit the particular complaint, and they are accompanied by the drum. Each of the opponents takes the lead in turn and may dance as well as sing, make wry faces at his adversary and occasionally butt him in the face 'with his chin, —FROM FRIENDLY TEPEE.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 203, 16 November 1927, Page 6
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173INDIAN DRUMS Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 203, 16 November 1927, Page 6
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