廣西河池市東蘭(lan)縣政協主席陳耀(yao)靈在自費開辦的(de)民間(jian)銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)收(shou)藏館里,指(zhi)著一個葫(hu)蘆狀(zhuang)的(de)銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)講解起銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)起源。
陳耀靈介紹,在(zai)紅水河沿岸(an)生(sheng)(sheng)息繁衍的(de)(de)壯族先民,由于生(sheng)(sheng)產力(li)低下(xia),面(mian)(mian)對險山惡(e)水,他(ta)們(men)產生(sheng)(sheng)了很(hen)多幻(huan)想,銅鼓便(bian)慢慢由盛水的(de)(de)容器逐漸演化成鼓的(de)(de)形狀(zhuang),并被(bei)當作(zuo)“神物”和“靈器”膜拜。銅鼓上的(de)(de)各(ge)種圖飾,都是古(gu)代(dai)駱越人熟悉的(de)(de)事物,一(yi)方面(mian)(mian)表現了他(ta)們(men)的(de)(de)生(sheng)(sheng)活場景,一(yi)方面(mian)(mian)表現了他(ta)們(men)的(de)(de)獨(du)特審(shen)美(mei)意識,富有很(hen)強的(de)(de)浪漫氣息,也顯示了他(ta)們(men)戰勝自然的(de)(de)信心。
壯族使用銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)歷史悠久,他們把銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)當作傳(chuan)家寶(bao),十分珍惜它,并千方百計保存下來(lai)使之(zhi)(zhi)世(shi)代相傳(chuan)。據統計,廣(guang)西東蘭縣民(min)間(jian)收藏(zang)的(de)(de)銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)達612面,占世(shi)界銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)的(de)(de)1/4,學術界因此稱(cheng)東蘭縣為“世(shi)界銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)之(zhi)(zhi)鄉”。在這(zhe)個(ge)銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)收藏(zang)館,有(you)一個(ge)“鎮館之(zhi)(zhi)寶(bao)”,陳(chen)耀靈稱(cheng)之(zhi)(zhi)為“銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)王”,相傳(chuan)是第一個(ge)鑄造銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)之(zhi)(zhi)人,后人將他當作神來(lai)供奉,“銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)王”的(de)(de)兩側分別站(zhan)立(li)著“守鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)神”和“護鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)神”,栩栩如生。