The analysis of MacGregor in the given passage is mostly focused on; Option C: the cultural significance of the drum.
This passage was an excerpt from Sudanese Slit Drum written by Neil MacGregor.
In the given excerpt, MacGregor is talking about the cultural significance of the drum. He makes the argument that the original purpose of drum was to make music and call people to arms.
However, after a cultural change of the people using the drums, the purpose changed to that of displaying the north's political dominance over Central Africa and their allegiance to Islam.
The passage is missing and it is;
This thinning would materially change the sound of the drum, evidence that although it might continue to be used for its original purpose of music-making or calling people to arms, it would now do so with a different voice. A musical instrument had become a trophy, and the new carvings were in fact branding, a statement of the north’s political dominance over Central Africa and of allegiance to Islam.
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