An elderly woman stands centered on the asphalt edge of a multi-lane road in Lagos, Nigeria

An elderly woman stands centered on the asphalt edge of a multi-lane road in Lagos, Nigeria. She carries a stacked arrangement of items on her head: a large, white, rectangular plastic container, marked with red splatters, forms the base, supporting a black, round basin, which in turn holds an orange, round bucket. A white plastic bag is wedged between the white container and the black basin on the left side. The woman wears a vibrant, patterned blue, red, and yellow tunic dress, a matching headscarf, a white scarf draped around her neck, and multiple beaded necklaces in green, white, and blue. Gold-colored earrings adorn her ears. She faces forward with a slight smile and raises her left hand, palm open, in a gesture. In the background, on the opposing side of a concrete road median, a person in dark attire and a helmet rides a black motorcycle from left to right. Beyond the road and a low concrete wall topped with a brown metal fence, a three-story building with yellow stucco walls and a dark sloped roof is visible on the left. To the right of this, a smaller, brown-toned building is partially obscured, with overhead power lines running across the frame. The sky is overcast, providing diffuse lighting.