廣西河(he)池(chi)市東蘭縣政協主(zhu)席(xi)陳(chen)耀靈(ling)在自費開辦的(de)民(min)間銅(tong)鼓(gu)收藏(zang)館里,指著一個(ge)葫蘆狀(zhuang)的(de)銅(tong)鼓(gu)講解起銅(tong)鼓(gu)起源。
陳(chen)耀靈(ling)(ling)介(jie)紹,在紅水(shui)河沿岸生息(xi)繁衍的(de)(de)壯族先民,由于生產(chan)力低下,面(mian)對險山(shan)惡水(shui),他們(men)產(chan)生了(le)很多幻想,銅鼓便慢(man)慢(man)由盛水(shui)的(de)(de)容器逐漸演化成(cheng)鼓的(de)(de)形狀,并(bing)被當作(zuo)“神物”和“靈(ling)(ling)器”膜拜。銅鼓上的(de)(de)各(ge)種圖飾,都是古代駱越人熟悉(xi)的(de)(de)事物,一(yi)方面(mian)表現了(le)他們(men)的(de)(de)生活場景(jing),一(yi)方面(mian)表現了(le)他們(men)的(de)(de)獨特審美意(yi)識,富有很強(qiang)的(de)(de)浪漫氣(qi)息(xi),也(ye)顯示了(le)他們(men)戰勝自然的(de)(de)信(xin)心。
壯族使用銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)歷史悠久,他們把銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)當(dang)作傳家寶(bao),十分珍惜它(ta),并千方百計保(bao)存下(xia)來使之(zhi)世代相(xiang)傳。據統計,廣西(xi)東蘭縣民間收藏(zang)的銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)達612面,占世界銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)的1/4,學術界因(yin)此稱東蘭縣為“世界銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)之(zhi)鄉”。在這個銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)收藏(zang)館(guan)(guan),有一個“鎮館(guan)(guan)之(zhi)寶(bao)”,陳耀(yao)靈稱之(zhi)為“銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)王”,相(xiang)傳是第一個鑄造銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)之(zhi)人,后人將他當(dang)作神來供奉,“銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)王”的兩(liang)側分別站(zhan)立著(zhu)“守鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)神”和“護鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)神”,栩栩如生(sheng)。