Observe the image and answer the following question.
What does the Santhal Family sculpture in the image depict?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A man carrying his children in a double basket, with his wife and dog alongside
Option (1) A man pulling his children in a hand cart, with his wife and dog alongside — Incorrect. There is no cart. The man carries his children in a double basket joined by a pole.
Option (2) A man carrying his children in a double basket, with his wife and dog alongside — Correct. This is the scene Ramkinker Baij shows in Santhal Family.
Option (3) A man and his wife carrying their children in a double basket, with their dog alongside — Incorrect. Only the man carries the double basket. His wife walks alongside with the dog.
Option (4) A man carrying his children on his shoulders, with his wife and dog alongside — Incorrect. The children are not on his shoulders. They sit in a double basket joined by a pole.
NCERT (2026-27): “Santhal Family This is an open air large-scale sculpture created by Ramkinker Baij in 1937. … It shows a scene of a Santhal man, carrying his children in a double basket joined by a pole, and his wife and dog walking alongside. Perhaps, it speaks of the family migrating from one region to another, carrying all their frugal possessions. This must be an everyday scene for the artist living amidst the rural landscape.”
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