Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Drum used for making peace

drum_used_for_making_peace

A motif of the Enchanting Music and Sound Power family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


native american northwest coast

  • Tlingit Myths and Texts FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES:; lines 23469-23623 confidence: high

    Song 53 was composed by Sāxaˊ of the Box-house people about Among-the-brant, a Kîksᴀˊdî man, and was sung at feasts and in making peace.

    Song 54 compares the speaker to a drum beaten to make peace, and the note to song 53 says the song was sung at feasts and in making peace.

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