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湖南省民协【大美乡愁】寻找湖南最美“古村镇，老手艺”活动采编组，带你走进麻阳，领略古建筑瓦脊顶上的饰物，飞檐翘角的“翘角”—鳌头。
【湖南日报】2014年12月2日第四版报道
本报记者 文热心 肖军 黄巍
通讯员 雷国荣
鳌头是中国古建筑上的一种典型饰物，一种重要的文化元素。
鳌头是什么？古建筑瓦脊顶上的饰物——飞檐翘角的“翘角”。它龙头鱼尾，两根长而弯曲的触须伸向天空，龙鳍和鱼尾都呈展开状，在蓝天白云的映衬下，显得分外地威武生动。
滕昭奎做过麻阳苗族自治县总工会的领导，他做鳌头的名声很响，其作品让“鳌头王”自愧不如。
1、寻访五年时间，得到“三昧”
10月底，记者见到了滕昭奎。在回答“为何也做鳌”时，他作古正经地说：“尽一种责任！”
因为少年时随父学过木匠，青年时入师范学的是美术，滕昭奎自然爱好民间艺术。
早些年一个现象让他心焦：新塑或修复古建筑屋脊上饰物鳌头的工艺面临失传，就是仍然健在的几个老艺人，也因为是“匠”而不是“家”，弄出的鳌头没有神韵。
历时五年，他不知跑了多少路，也不知从七老八十的人口里掏出了多少“见过”、“听说”，终于将传统配方摸得一清二楚。他说，屋脊上的鳌头，日晒雨淋的，木雕易腐朽；石雕或铁铜铸造，增加屋顶重量，都不是好办法。因此，传统的做法是桐油加石灰现做现用。不过，一般人也仅仅就知道这一点而已。其实，两种主料中还要加一些辅料，且要经过调制。如加竹丝，为的是增加主料的“牵引力”；还譬如，石灰要用猕猴桃汁浸泡，增加黏度；还有，桐油必须用传统木榨榨，为此他家收藏的木榨派上了用场。
他说，只有用这种传统方法调制的材料，做成的鳌头才好看、耐用。 
2、民间只能用鳌，不能用龙
为什么民间用鳌头做饰物，而不选龙？
滕昭奎告诉记者：相传，龙生九子，鳌为其一。虽是一龙生，命运、相貌各不同，其中只有一条是真命天子。
龙是皇帝的象征，除了皇家建筑，民间如用龙作饰物，就是大逆不道，按律当斩！皇帝至高无上，皇权不容旁人染指。
不过，民间用的鳌，其实也是龙——不能做真命天子的龙，最起码是“龙种”。
如此，做鳌头就成为民间一种技艺。
3、滕氏鳌头神韵，折服“鳌王”
他曾将自己做的鳌头请邻县“鳌头王”看，对方称赞不已，说滕氏鳌头有神韵。
去年，滕昭奎设计了麻阳石羊哨乡民俗文化村水上亭子瓦脊的鳌头。人们评价说，亭上四个鳌头既威猛又祥和。
滕昭奎说，他只调动了四个元素：第一，将鳌头做得比较长，仰视苍穹——傲视一切；第二，在亭檐配以祥云浮雕——飞龙在天；第三，在亭身配以波涛图案——龙起大海；第四，鳌头朝内——眷恋这方、守护这方的“回头龙”。
滕昭奎说，什么用途的建筑做什么鳌，什么样的环境配什么样的饰物。因地作鳌，以景衬鳌，鳌神自露。
4、屋脊饰以鳌头，含义有三
滕昭奎说，民间将鳌头装饰在屋脊上，用意有三。其一，鳌势威猛，可以镇邪。其二，鳌龙属水，“水”能克“火”，可镇火灾。三是鳌龙吉祥。有条成语——“独占鳌头”。那个鳌头是指皇宫正殿正中台阶石板上的鳌石雕像。考中殿试进士者，列队立在阶下迎接金榜，而头名状元则站在鳌的石像前，故称“独占鳌头”。夺得第一，前程辉煌，当然吉祥。
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