红山文化玉箍形器功能探析——上古巫、史之职的物解

An Analytical Study on the Function of the Jade-hoop-shaped Ware in Hongshan Culture——Interpretation of the Functions of Wu and Shi

红山文化中出土的玉箍是巫、史等神职人员司职的神器,它的出土对于研究北方远古时期人们的生产生活具有重大意义。玉箍作为祭祀神器是斜口陶器和无底筒形器的综合与升华,它反映了当时人们的精神生活和祭祀观念。巫、史等也借助它来绝地通天并以此来维系氏族或部落内部的稳定与团结。它在文明起源过程中所起的作用值得人们深思。

The jade hoop dug out beneath the Hongshan Culture area was used as the sacred ware as the deities Wu and Shi took charge of their jobs.The excavation of the hoop is of great significance to the research of the work and life of the people living in the northern remote antiquity. As the sacrificing sacred ware, the jade hoop integrated the essence of the inclined pottery and bottomless bottle and distillated the two wares. It reflects the sacrificing concepts as well as the spiritual life of the people of that age. Wu and Shi communicated with the god with the help of the loop,through which the stability and unity of the primitive tribes were maintained. Its function in the process of the origination of the civilization deserves our profound thought.