The image depicts an outdoor cultural gathering in Kaduna, Nigeria, featuring approximately twenty-five individuals actively participating in a traditional event on a patch of dry grass

The image depicts an outdoor cultural gathering in Kaduna, Nigeria, featuring approximately twenty-five individuals actively participating in a traditional event on a patch of dry grass. In the mid-ground, several individuals, predominantly adults, are engaged. Many men are bare-chested, wearing patterned wrappers around their waists and holding long, unadorned wooden staffs. One prominent man, oriented diagonally upwards towards the right, holds a staff and has his mouth open, indicating speech or song. Women are dressed in patterned skirts or wrappers, with varied tops including white lace and patterned fabrics. Many wear head wraps and beaded necklaces (white, red, and blue) and hold green leafy branches, some adorned with red chili peppers, or additional wooden staffs. A person in the upper left holds a light-colored, feathery fan. The expressions of the central group suggest active participation and collective engagement. In the background, other individuals, some in modern attire, are visible, including one man in a white shirt and backpack holding a recording device. The event occurs under an overcast sky, with a distinctive line of tall, slender evergreen trees forming the background horizon. Fragments of yellow, orange, and white tent structures are also visible behind the participants.