The Zafimaniry "children of those who want", are attached to the ethnic group Betsileo of Madagascar. This population is located in a region of forests, in the southeast of Ambositra and lives mainly to harvest. With their work in carved wood, they are much more famous in the world of Malagasy's art. Their scluptures were decorated with geometric...(read more...)

In the 17th century, Europeans discovered that there was a special silkworm to the Great Island (Madagascar). Two types of silks exist in Madagascar : one is made from breeding silkworms, and the other by Borocera Madagascariensis, silkworm living in the wild tree tapia. But, it is endemic to Madagascar. Silk was a material used by...(read more...)