廣西(xi)河池(chi)市東蘭縣(xian)政協主席陳耀靈在自費開辦的民間銅鼓收藏館里,指著(zhu)一個(ge)葫蘆(lu)狀的銅鼓講解起銅鼓起源。
陳耀靈介紹(shao),在紅水河沿岸生(sheng)息繁衍的(de)壯族先民,由(you)于(yu)生(sheng)產力低下,面(mian)對(dui)險山(shan)惡水,他(ta)(ta)們產生(sheng)了(le)很(hen)多幻想,銅鼓(gu)便慢(man)慢(man)由(you)盛水的(de)容器逐漸演化成鼓(gu)的(de)形狀,并(bing)被當作“神物”和“靈器”膜拜(bai)。銅鼓(gu)上(shang)的(de)各(ge)種(zhong)圖(tu)飾(shi),都是古代駱越人熟悉的(de)事物,一方(fang)面(mian)表現(xian)(xian)了(le)他(ta)(ta)們的(de)生(sheng)活(huo)場景,一方(fang)面(mian)表現(xian)(xian)了(le)他(ta)(ta)們的(de)獨特審美意(yi)識,富(fu)有很(hen)強(qiang)的(de)浪漫氣息,也顯示了(le)他(ta)(ta)們戰勝自(zi)然的(de)信心。
壯族使(shi)用銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)歷史悠久(jiu),他們把銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)當作傳(chuan)家寶(bao),十(shi)分(fen)(fen)珍惜它(ta),并(bing)千方百計(ji)保存下來使(shi)之世(shi)(shi)代相(xiang)(xiang)傳(chuan)。據(ju)統計(ji),廣(guang)西東蘭縣民間收藏(zang)(zang)的(de)銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)達612面,占世(shi)(shi)界銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)的(de)1/4,學術界因此稱東蘭縣為“世(shi)(shi)界銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)之鄉”。在這個(ge)銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)收藏(zang)(zang)館,有一個(ge)“鎮(zhen)館之寶(bao)”,陳耀靈稱之為“銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)王(wang)”,相(xiang)(xiang)傳(chuan)是第一個(ge)鑄造銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)之人,后人將他當作神(shen)來供奉,“銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)王(wang)”的(de)兩側(ce)分(fen)(fen)別站立著“守(shou)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)神(shen)”和“護鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)神(shen)”,栩栩如(ru)生。