SHAPES AND DECORATIONS ON BRONZE DRUMS DONG SON IN VIETNAM

Abstract

Bronze
drums
in
Vietnam
have
existed
for
more
 than
2000
years
and
created
a
historical
mark
on
 the
Bronze
Drum
culture
of
the
Dong
Son
period.
 Since
then,
bronze
drum
culture
has
entered
the
 lives
and
minds
of
Vietnamese
people.
Bronze
 drum
culture
entered
spirituality
and
national
 beliefs
through
legendary
stories
recorded
in
Viet
 Dien
U
Linh
(1029),
Dai
Viet
Su
Ky
Toan
Thu
 (1479),
Linh
Nam
Trich
Quai
(1492‑1493).
Types
 of
bronze
drums
are
also
extremely
diverse.
Many
 scientists
have
classified
bronze
drums
more
than
 a
century
ago.
Classification
criteria
are
also
 diverse.
Usually
classified
based
on
shape
and
 pattern.
Sometimes
classified
by
geographical
 region.
The
content
of
this
article
will
focus
on
 researching
the
shaping
characteristics
and
 decorative
patterns
on
Dong
Son
bronze
drums,
 specifically
the
Heger
type
II
bronze
drums
 discovered
in
Thanh
Hoa
area
where
the
Muong
 people
live.
Currently,
these
bronze
drums
are
 kept
at
the
Vietnam
History
Museum
and
the
 Thanh
Hoa
provincial
museum.