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The last indigo pits at Kofar Mata
Five hundred years of dyeing in Kano has come down to a few dozen working pits and the men who still know the recipe.
Local contributor
Musa Garba
Works one of the surviving indigo pits at Kofar Mata, where his family has held a place for four generations.
Based in Kano