廣西河池市(shi)東蘭縣政協主席陳耀靈在自費(fei)開(kai)辦的民間銅鼓收(shou)藏館里(li),指著(zhu)一個葫蘆狀(zhuang)的銅鼓講(jiang)解起銅鼓起源(yuan)。
陳耀靈介紹(shao),在紅水河沿岸(an)生息繁(fan)衍的(de)(de)(de)(de)壯族先民,由于生產(chan)力低下,面對險山惡水,他們(men)產(chan)生了很多幻想,銅鼓(gu)便(bian)慢(man)慢(man)由盛水的(de)(de)(de)(de)容器逐漸(jian)演(yan)化成鼓(gu)的(de)(de)(de)(de)形狀,并被當(dang)作“神物(wu)”和“靈器”膜拜。銅鼓(gu)上(shang)的(de)(de)(de)(de)各(ge)種(zhong)圖飾,都是古代駱(luo)越人熟悉的(de)(de)(de)(de)事(shi)物(wu),一(yi)方面表現(xian)了他們(men)的(de)(de)(de)(de)生活場景,一(yi)方面表現(xian)了他們(men)的(de)(de)(de)(de)獨特審美意識,富有很強的(de)(de)(de)(de)浪漫氣(qi)息,也顯(xian)示了他們(men)戰勝自然的(de)(de)(de)(de)信心(xin)。
壯族使用銅(tong)(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)歷史悠久,他們把銅(tong)(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)當(dang)作傳(chuan)家(jia)寶,十(shi)分(fen)珍惜它,并千方百計(ji)保存下來使之(zhi)(zhi)世(shi)代相傳(chuan)。據統(tong)計(ji),廣西東(dong)蘭縣民間收藏(zang)(zang)的銅(tong)(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)達612面,占世(shi)界銅(tong)(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)的1/4,學術界因此稱(cheng)東(dong)蘭縣為“世(shi)界銅(tong)(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)之(zhi)(zhi)鄉(xiang)”。在這個(ge)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)收藏(zang)(zang)館,有一個(ge)“鎮館之(zhi)(zhi)寶”,陳耀靈稱(cheng)之(zhi)(zhi)為“銅(tong)(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)王”,相傳(chuan)是第一個(ge)鑄(zhu)造銅(tong)(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)之(zhi)(zhi)人,后人將他當(dang)作神來供奉,“銅(tong)(tong)(tong)鼓(gu)(gu)王”的兩側分(fen)別站立著“守(shou)鼓(gu)(gu)神”和“護鼓(gu)(gu)神”,栩栩如生。