Highlight the sentence that adds important information about the subject. Perhaps it was magical, a figure that possessed power and could help in some way when help was needed. Or perhaps it was something quite different. We may never know the answer, for the Kota, like many of the tribes of Africa, have changed their old ways, and the meaning of many of their traditions has been lost. —A Short Walk Around the Pyramids and Through the World of Art Philip M. Isaacson What is the meaning of the Kota figure? The tribes of Africa have many different meanings for it. We are not sure because its meaning has been lost. It was a magical figure that possessed power. The figure stands for all the traditions that have been lost.