This man is one of the indigo dyers at the Kofar Mata dye pits. This area in Kano began trading indigo materials in 1498. Each pit contains a dye made from indigo plant, which is grown just outside the city.The dyers dip fabric into the indigo hue, turn and wring the cloth. The business is…

The Durbar festival is one of the most outstanding ceremonies in northern Nigeria. It takes place twice a year (in September and December) during the Muslim Eid al-Mubarak and Eid-El-Fitr Sallah celebrations. The square outside the palace of the Emir of Kano is packed. Several hundreds of Hausa horsemen ride through the old city wearing…