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A Bara woman works in her paddy fields close to the Isalo National Park. Rice is the staple food of the Malagasy people. She has put on her face a paste made from the powdered seeds and wood of a special tree to prevent sunburn.
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Women pound corn beside a typical double-storied house of the Betsileo people in the Southern Highlands of Madagascar.
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Malagasy woman pound corn in traditional wooden pestles and mortars outside a typical Betsileo double-storied house of the southern highlands of Madagascar.
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A Malagasy tailor sits by the side of a road with her sewing machine waiting for business.Antsirabe is the industrial and agricultural centre of Madagascar. It is also the rickshaw or pousse-pousse 'capital' of the island.
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Gathering in the rice harvest near Ambalavao. Men cut the rice while women and children bundle and carry it for stacking.
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Gathering in the rice harvest near Ambalavao. Men cut the rice while women and children bundle and carry it for stacking.
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A Malagasy woman grinds corn using a wooden pestle and mortar at an attractive Malagasy village of the Betsileo people who live southwest of the capital, Antananarivo.Most houses built by the Betsileo are double storied with kitchens and living quarters located on the first floor.Livestock is often kept in the ground floor of a house overnight.
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