Visual Art Paper 2 (Essay) WASSCE (SC), 2022

Question 4

 

  1. Identify the image illustrated in the diagram.
  2. Write notes on the diagram with particular reference to:
    1. origin;
    2. medium.
  3. State any six characteristics of the diagram.

Observation

The question was attempted by very few candidates. The few candidates that attempted this question performed poorly. The candidates took the figure to be Nomoli while, some regarded it as Nok art. The candidates were expected to answer in the following way:

(a)        Identification of the image illustrated in the diagram
Kissi soapstone/pomtan/pomdo/pomda.       

(b)        (i) Origin        
-      Liberia/Guinea/Sierra Leone.            

(ii)Medium     
-      Soapstone.                                                                                                                                                                                                      
(c)        Characteristics of the diagram
-           Short legs.
-           Large/big head.
-           Bulging eyes.
-           Produced in stones.
-           Abstracted.
-           Tubular in shape.
-           Big ear lobe.
-           Limb projected forward.
-           Slightly scarified.
-           Broad nose.
-           Sitting on a stool.