An adult male, positioned indoors in Muchiya, Nigeria, is depicted in a chest-up portrait

An adult male, positioned indoors in Muchiya, Nigeria, is depicted in a chest-up portrait. The subject has dark skin, a dark beard, and white ritualistic paint or powder applied to his face, accentuating his forehead, areas around the eyes, cheeks, and a vertical line extending from below his lower lip to his chin. He is wearing a knitted hat featuring red, white, and black stripes with a red and black pom-pom on the left side. Two distinct strands of red, cylindrical beaded necklaces are draped around his bare neck and upper chest. The subject's gaze is directed upwards and to his left from the viewer's perspective. The background is composed of vertical wooden paneling with a light brown, visible grain.