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Antanosy man on Esama barge, Tolagnaro District, Anosy region, Madagascar.

Antanosy are people of southeastern Madagascar, a subgroup of Antandroy.

The Antandroy (or Tandroy) are a traditionally nomadic ethnic group of Madagascar inhabiting the arid southern part of the island called Androy.
Their name means "people of the thorns" in reference to the spiny thickets of endemic plants that characterize the southwestern region of Madagascar.
The Antandroy share many common cultural features with other ethnic groups in Madagascar, such as respect for the ancestors, a common language and complex funeral rites, but certain practices set them apart.
They are particularly known for their distinctive dances, cotton woven clothing, elaborately decorated tombs, and unique use of plank architecture in the construction of their houses.
Also unlike most Malagasy ethnic groups they rely more heavily on tubers, yams, millet and other crops that are less dependent on water for cultivation than the rice so prevalent elsewhere on the island.
The herding of zebu remains the principal economic activity of the Antandroy, and their tombs are commonly decorated with numerous zebu skulls as an indication of wealth.

Madagascar’s population is primarily related not to African peoples but rather to those of Indonesia, more than 4,800 km to the east. The Malagasy peoples, moreover, do not consider themselves to be Africans.
The Malagasy population represents more than 22 million inhabitants divided into 18 main ethnic groups whose territory corresponds to former kingdoms.
All offer a very rich culture, each of which is characterized by: hairstyle, dress, dialect (language variant of Madagascar), housing, art, folklore, culinary specialty, religion, however, there are common markers such as rice, the zebu, the report to the ancestors, who testify in favor of human and homogeneous groups.

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Taken in: Madagascar / Toliara / Manafiafy (show map)

Taken on: July 11, 2015

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