Antankarana
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The Antankarana are an ethnic group of Madagascar inhabiting the northern tip of Madagascar, around Antsiranana. Their name means "the people of the tsingy," the limestone rock formations that disting
COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Studioportret van een Antankarana vrouw uit het noordoosten van Madagascar in kleermakerszit T Mnr 60027431
The Zafin'i'fotsy took refuge from advancing armies in natural rock shelters (Ankarana Reserve).
Antankarana women at Women's Day in Diego
Numerous fady protect the Ankarana Reserve.
Sakalava people
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The Sakalava are an ethnic group primarily found on the western edge of Madagascar, ranging from Toliara in the south to the Sambirano River in the north. They constitute about 6.2 percent of the tota
Antankarana
…the Antankarana may be visited at the Ankarana Reserve. There are over 50,000 Antakarana in Madagascar as of 2013. The Antankarana split off from the Sakalava in the early 17th century following a succession dispute. The group settled at the northern end of the island where they established sovereignty over…
Sakalava people near Morondava
Sakalava ruler Andriantsoly (1820–1824).
Door with a carved crocodile, exhibited at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1900.
A couple carved on top of a "hazomanga", which is a wooden pole placed in honor of elders, made by a Sakalava artist (17th-18th century)