Z. S. LIANG
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" BENEATH THE COTTONWOODS "
Z. S. Liang
Aug. 2011

25 Signed & Numbered Limited Edition Canvas
30" x 20"
$695

“Maternal love is in all races of mankind. Blackfoot girls married young and looked
forward to becoming mothers. Much like today, children played house and mimicked
adult life,” says Z.S. Liang of "Beneath the Cottonwoods." “A Blackfoot mother would
use a cradleboard, traditional across most Native American tribes, to protect and carry her baby. Cradleboards were made from curved and cross-braced willow-wands covered with
buckskin and decorated with beadwork. An apron with lacing held the baby in. Notice
the beaded umbilical cord amulet hanging on the cradle, a talisman for the child.
The snake-shaped amulet is for a boy and a lizard form is for a girl.”
“One essential feature of any cradleboard is the large frame surrounding the baby’s
head. This frame protected the baby from falls or swinging branches of trees as families
moved through the woods. A carrying strap passed around the mother’s shoulders
and chest so she could wear it. This strap also allowed the cradleboard to be hung
from a saddle pummel or even a convenient tree. Cradleboards had the advantage
of allowing babies to see what is going on around them and to participate in family life.”

The art of Z.S. Liang is regarded as some of the most important and beautiful created
today. Museums and collectors buy his original paintings before the public has a chance
to even see them. But you do have the opportunity to posses and enjoy in your home
the art of the most significant artists working today. Let us show you how much a
Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Canvas such as "Beneath the Cottonwoods"
brightens your home with the best in art.

Beneath The Cottonwoods - Z. S. Liang

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