The Drummer Boy: Buffalo Soldier sexual abuse It depicts a "little pilot" It depicts a "little pilot" a baby female African American angel sitting on a cloud ready and waiting for the chance to "earn her wings" A striking resin African American figurine by Positive Image Gifts that depicts a Black angel with her hands clasped in prayer decorated with a silver necklace and belt This work of art measures 26x20 inches (paper size) and 24x18 inches (image size) The primary purpose of the drummers was to relay commands and signals to the soldiers on the battlefield when the noise and chaos of war made it difficult to communicate verbally