川南都掌蛮铜鼓文化探讨

在历史上拥有巨量铜鼓的川南都掌蛮 ,既是铜鼓的使用者 ,又是铜鼓的铸造者和铜鼓文化的原创者。都掌蛮铜鼓在使用、流传过程中 ,充分发挥了伴歌节舞、媚事鬼神和夸富显贵、集众征战的社会功能 ,铜鼓是都掌蛮的神灵之物 ,也是财富与权力的象征。都掌蛮铜鼓文化与悬棺葬俗交融渗透、融为一体 ,不仅极大地丰富了铜鼓文化的内涵 ,更从本质上表现出铜鼓文化是都掌蛮古老民族文化的重要特征

Inquiring into the Bronze Drum Culture of Duzhangman in South Sichuan

Duzhangman, an ethnic group that once had a large amount of bronze drums in south Sichuan, was the users and makers of the bronze drums, and also the creators of the bronze drum culture. Their bronze drums played the social functions of accompanying dancing, offering sacrifices to the gods, showing wealth, calling people together and going on a campaign into full play in the process of using and spreading them. The bronze drums were the divine beings as well as the symbols of wealth and power among the Duzhangman. The permeation of the bronze drum culture and the cliff-suspended burial custom not only enriched the intention of the bronze drum culture, but also showed in essence that the bronze drum culture was the important feature of ancient ethnic culture of Duzhangman.