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
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)
Malagasy peoples
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The Malagasy are the Austronesian-speaking ethnic groups indigenous to the island country of Madagascar. They emerged over several centuries through interaction between Austronesians from Maritime Sou
Sakalava people
…15th and the 18th centuries, particularly to the region where Sakalava people now live. This influx of diverse peoples led to the formation of various Malagasy sub-ethnicities in the mid-2nd millennium. The founder of Sakalava legacy was Andriamisara. After 1610, his descendant Andriandahifotsy ("the White…
Top: A Malagasy street vendor; Bottom: A traditional Malagasy valiha orchestra
Kakapizon and chips food vendor in Antananarivo Madagascar
Merina children
Sakalava children