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 Chuannan, which has historically had huge copper drums, is full of people, both as users of copper drums, as castors of copper drums, and creators of bronze drum culture. All of the bronze drums are used and circulated in the process of giving full play to the accompaniment of songs and dances, meritorious deeds and rich dignitaries, collecting the expeditions of social functions, bronze drums are all godlike things, but also symbols of wealth and power . Both the bronze drum culture and the coffin burial customs blend into one, not only greatly enriched the connotation of the Bronze Drum Culture, but also showed the essence of the Bronze Drum Culture is an important feature of the ancient Chinese culture