Child in a Vezo fishing village in Madagascar

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4 Mar 2010 Photoblog-africa


Child in Arovana (Ankorohoke), a transient Vezo fishing village in southwestern Madagascar. Photo by Rhett A. Butler, 2009.

The Vezo, subgroup of the Sakalava ethnic group in Madagascar, typically form fishing communities in the coastal regions of southwestern Madagascar. They are renowned for their ocean navigation skills and fishing prowess.

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