Visual Art Paper 2 (Essay) WASSCE (SC), 2019

Question 5

 

  1. Which country does Figure 1 originate from?
  2. What is the ethnicity of Figure 1?
  3. What is the name of Figure 1?
  4. What is its medium?
  5. State five features of Figure 1.

Observation

 

Majority of the candidates that attempted this question performed poorly. The candidates were expected to answer in the following way:

            
(a) Nigeria.                                                                                
  
(b) Ile- Ife, Yoruba.                                                                    

(c) Opa Oranmiyan/ Oranmiyan Staff/Opa Oranyan                  

(d) Stone (Monolith)                                                                   

(e)    - It is slim;
        - it is shaped like the tusk of an elephant;
        - it is decorated with patterns;
        - it is about 6 meters high;
        - iit has incisions and marks;
        - there are nail like metals inserted in a linear order;
        - it is free standing.