framed color photograph and a smaller accompanying framed text panel, displayed vertically on a dark, textured wall inside the Nairobi National Museum in Nairobi, Kenya

framed color photograph and a smaller accompanying framed text panel, displayed vertically on a dark, textured wall inside the Nairobi National Museum in Nairobi, Kenya. The main photograph depicts a ceremonial scene featuring three adult African males. The central figure, an adult male, is prominently adorned. He wears an elaborate fanned headdress composed of dark feathers and golden elements, including a curved horn-like ornament and gold-colored beads. A white beaded necklace with a large circular pendant supports multiple large, elongated, hollow golden ornaments suspended across his chest. He wears a white and blue patterned textile wrapped around his lower body. His mouth is slightly open, and he gazes forward, holding a ceremonial staff with a sculpted finial in his left hand. To his left, another adult male, bare-chested and wearing a reddish-orange lower garment, extends his right arm forward, pointing. A third male is partially visible to the right of the central figure. The background is softly blurred, indicating a gathering or event. Below the photograph, the smaller framed panel contains white text on a dark background, titled "THE REGALIA OF STATE AND LEADERSHIP." The text, partially legible, describes the historical significance of such adornments in African kingdoms, specifically referencing the Asante (Ashanti) confederation, and mentions elements like gold, silver, and ivory as symbols of power.