渭水文明:大地湾——陇中民俗剪纸的文化背景之一

距今7800年的秦安大地湾文化,延续了3000年之久,上开中原仰韶文化之先河,下启陇右马家窑、齐家文化之滥觞。大地湾文化的发现和发掘,把伏羲、女娲的故事从虚构推向真实。陶片上的刻划符号,是中国文字的雏形。陶器外口沿的红色宽带纹,奠定了红色在华夏文化意识中的主色和正色地位。陶器体上反复出现的鱼纹和变体鱼纹,是生殖图腾,体现母系氏族的文化特征。

Signs in the Dadiwan Culture

The Dadiwan culture, began 7800 years ago and lasted for about 3000 years, was the oldest one in China, from which the Yangshao culture, Majiayao culture and Qijia culture originated. The relics exploited here proved that the ancestor mythology of Fuxi and Nvwa was based on the reality at that time. The signs on the potteries were believed to he the earliest characters, and the red belt around the pottery mouth made red to he the best color in the traditional culture. Fish and its diversities, signifiers of the reproduction worship, were the most frequently used patterns on the potteries.