The gown, especially the large embroidered robe (babbar riga) worn by Hausa men. Perani and Wolff describe the 'big gowns' (riga, distinguished from the girke) of the Hausa–Fulani aristocracy. An embroidered big gown of caliphate cloth signalled ties to the ruling class, and named varieties include rigar giwa, rigar kore, rigar saki and rigar tsamiya.
He wore a white riga to the Friday prayer.