廣西河(he)池市(shi)東蘭縣政(zheng)協主席(xi)陳耀靈在自費開辦(ban)的民間銅(tong)鼓收藏館里,指(zhi)著一個葫蘆狀(zhuang)的銅(tong)鼓講解起(qi)銅(tong)鼓起(qi)源(yuan)。
陳耀靈(ling)介紹,在紅水河沿岸(an)生(sheng)(sheng)息繁衍(yan)的(de)(de)壯(zhuang)族先民,由于生(sheng)(sheng)產力(li)低下,面對(dui)險山惡水,他(ta)們(men)產生(sheng)(sheng)了很多(duo)幻想,銅鼓便(bian)慢慢由盛水的(de)(de)容器(qi)逐漸演化成鼓的(de)(de)形狀,并被當作“神物”和(he)“靈(ling)器(qi)”膜拜。銅鼓上的(de)(de)各(ge)種圖飾,都是古代駱越人熟悉的(de)(de)事物,一(yi)方面表(biao)現了他(ta)們(men)的(de)(de)生(sheng)(sheng)活(huo)場景,一(yi)方面表(biao)現了他(ta)們(men)的(de)(de)獨特審美意識,富有很強的(de)(de)浪漫氣息,也顯示了他(ta)們(men)戰(zhan)勝自然的(de)(de)信心。
壯族使(shi)用(yong)銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)歷(li)史悠(you)久,他們把銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)當作(zuo)傳(chuan)(chuan)家(jia)寶,十分珍惜它,并千方(fang)百(bai)計保(bao)存下來(lai)使(shi)之世(shi)代相(xiang)傳(chuan)(chuan)。據(ju)統計,廣西東蘭縣民間收(shou)藏的(de)銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)達(da)612面,占世(shi)界銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)的(de)1/4,學術界因(yin)此稱東蘭縣為“世(shi)界銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)之鄉(xiang)”。在(zai)這(zhe)個(ge)銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)收(shou)藏館(guan),有一個(ge)“鎮館(guan)之寶”,陳耀(yao)靈(ling)稱之為“銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)王(wang)”,相(xiang)傳(chuan)(chuan)是第一個(ge)鑄造銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)之人,后人將他當作(zuo)神(shen)(shen)來(lai)供奉,“銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)王(wang)”的(de)兩(liang)側分別站立著“守鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)神(shen)(shen)”和“護鼓(gu)(gu)(gu)(gu)神(shen)(shen)”,栩(xu)栩(xu)如生。