Betsileo people
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The Betsileo are a highland ethnic group of Madagascar, the third largest in terms of population. They derive their name, meaning "The Many Invincible Ones", from King Besilau who repelled an invasion
Betsileo children
Betsileo tomb
Wooden spoons, 19th century (kept at the MHNT)
Kotomanga, a Betsileo man in Saint Mary of Marovoay 1911-1912.
Bara people
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The Bara people are a Malagasy ethnic group living in the southern part of the central plateaus of Madagascar, in the Toliara Province, concentrated around their historic capital at Ihosy. The Bara ar
Isambo, king of the Bara people (1906)
Bara burial site, Isalo national park