Which sculpture did Mrinalini Mukherjee create in 1994 out of hemp fibre?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Vanshri
Mrinalini Mukherjee made Vanshri, or ‘Goddess of the Woods’, in 1994 from hemp fibre. Cries Un-heard is Amarnath Sahgal’s bronze, Santhal Family is Ramkinker Baij’s cement work and Triumph of Labour is D. P. Roy Chowdhury’s bronze.
NCERT (2026-27): “Vanshri This artwork was created by Mrinalini Mukherjee in 1994. She uses an unusual material to make this sculpture. She uses hemp-fibre, a medium that she experimented with from the early 1970s. … In this work, entitled Vanshri or ‘Goddess of the Woods’, she turns this ordinary material into a monumental form.”
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