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NIGERIA - JANUARY 01: The Durbar in Kano: Royal Ostentation for an Idolized Emir in Nigeria in January, 2000 - The Bawan Sarki, a Slave who always precedes the Emir. (Photo by Antonio RIBEIRO/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

NIGERIA - JANUARY 01:  The Durbar in Kano: Royal Ostentation for an Idolized Emir in Nigeria in January, 2000 - The Bawan Sarki, a Slave who always precedes the Emir.  (Photo by Antonio RIBEIRO/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)