廣西(xi)河池市東蘭縣政協(xie)主(zhu)席(xi)陳耀靈在自費開辦的(de)民間(jian)銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)收藏館里,指著(zhu)一個葫蘆狀的(de)銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)講解起銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)起源。
陳耀靈(ling)介紹,在(zai)紅水河(he)沿岸生(sheng)息繁衍的(de)(de)(de)壯族先(xian)民,由(you)(you)于(yu)生(sheng)產力(li)低下,面(mian)(mian)對險山惡(e)水,他們產生(sheng)了很多幻想,銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)便慢慢由(you)(you)盛水的(de)(de)(de)容器逐漸(jian)演化成鼓(gu)的(de)(de)(de)形狀,并被當作“神(shen)物”和“靈(ling)器”膜拜。銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)上的(de)(de)(de)各種圖飾,都是古代駱越人熟悉的(de)(de)(de)事物,一方面(mian)(mian)表現了他們的(de)(de)(de)生(sheng)活場景,一方面(mian)(mian)表現了他們的(de)(de)(de)獨特審美意識,富有很強(qiang)的(de)(de)(de)浪漫氣息,也顯示了他們戰勝(sheng)自然的(de)(de)(de)信心。
壯族(zu)使用銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)歷史悠久,他們把(ba)銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)當作(zuo)傳家寶,十分(fen)(fen)珍惜它(ta),并千(qian)方百計保存下(xia)來使之世(shi)代相傳。據統計,廣西(xi)東(dong)蘭(lan)縣民間收藏的銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)達(da)612面,占世(shi)界(jie)銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)的1/4,學術(shu)界(jie)因此稱東(dong)蘭(lan)縣為“世(shi)界(jie)銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)之鄉”。在(zai)這個銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)收藏館,有一個“鎮(zhen)館之寶”,陳(chen)耀靈稱之為“銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)王”,相傳是第一個鑄造銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)之人(ren),后(hou)人(ren)將他當作(zuo)神(shen)(shen)來供奉,“銅(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)王”的兩側分(fen)(fen)別(bie)站立著“守鼓(gu)神(shen)(shen)”和“護鼓(gu)神(shen)(shen)”,栩栩如生。