03 Jun 10 by Bashir Muhammad Idris
Bashir Muhammad Idris artworks

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Call to dubar

It depicts the artistic beauty in traditional Hausa Trumpet(Algaita)

My bride
My bride
My bride

The painting portrais the traditional attire of a 'Fulani' bride

Market day
Market day
Market day

a market scene from northern Nigeria

My village
My village
My village

This is how our vilages in the northern parts of Nigeria looks

Mama Daniel
Mama Daniel
Mama Daniel

A Nigerian woman strugling for her daily bread

Peaceful Village
Peaceful Village
Peaceful Village

It shows the beauty of african weather,Hut and mud houses

Innocent Smile
Innocent Smile
Innocent Smile

The painting depicts the innocence in Hausa/Fulani girl's face from Northern part of Nigeria.

Nagulle (The King's guard)
Nagulle (The King's guard)
Nagulle (The King's guard)

The name "Nagulle" has its origin from a popular king's guard in the ancient kano emirs palace. Written history has it that Nagulle was a dedicated and very passionate king's guard, but also very boastful to his co guards. That habit coupled with his obedience to the emir and other senior guards in the palace made him popular and practically gave him power over his peers. Nagulle became very influential in many activities of the palace and stated abusing his power by intimidating his colleagues in many ways, which was why they refer to him as "Nagulle dangin sarki" (as a mockery to his behaviour). The name gradually became a ridicule-nickname to other people with his kind of boastful and discourteous attitude across kano and beyond. The name still exists mostly in typical kano city and neighbourhoods around the emir's palace, and some people nowadays pronounce it as "Nagunde".

Happy siblings
Happy siblings
Happy siblings

This paintings captured the intimacy and silly-happy mode among two siblings from Northern part of Nigeria. The white t shirt symbolises their mode of happiness, prosperity and exuberance.