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+++ No name, stalls on Antsirabe- Tana +++: Tiny cars, bicycles in wood and recycled tin cans

by Norali

No shop in particular.. The best is to look at the stalls along Tana-Antsirabe road since there are homes of the craftsmen.Guys, here I ask for your full support. You see those little cars, tiny bicycles? There were first crafted in Madagascar. Nowadays, you find them elsewhere on African countries who copied our products.. but the first to make them were Malagasy. OK, I guess we didn't put any copyright, trademark on them and we lacked promotion and advertizing so no means to condemn or whatever. But I tell you, it's a pity! Better buy the original ones, no?Same as for our Antemoro paper. It has been an artcraft of the Antemoro tribe (living in Manakara region, SE of Mada) since a long time. Then, neighbouring Mauritians started making it too years ago. Well, they may copy but theirs can't be Antemoro paper since they are not Antemoro people. - tiny cars, bicycles (wood and metal)-...

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+++ several names +++: Wood and stones board games

by Norali

One of classical but beautiful gifts you may buy in Madagascar is a wood and stones board game (solitaire game, for instance).The set includes 37 semi-precious stones' spheres and, sometimes, their list included. The board is made from selected hardwoods. Buy them in Andravoahangy market (Tana) or at CENAM- Andavamamba (Tana). CENAM is a permanent exhibition of artcraft. Items there range from woodwork, carpentry, golden jewels, woodsculptings, paintings, semi-precious items (eggs, spheres, ashtrays...), woven fabrics (silk, cotton, raphia, rabane)... Since my best friend and my granny bought me solitaire games (a big ands heavy one that stays in Madagascar and a smaller one a friend, RKAB, gave me), I bought there something else. Wood stylish statues, watercolour paintings of a coastal landscape... But my dream is to buy one of those Bivouac paintings. Those are of typical Malagasy...

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Vanilla

by ATLC

Madagascar grows the best vanilla in the world. The hugely fragrant pods smell right through the packet!I paid 25.000 MGF (about 4 Euro) per packet of 5 pods. But then you'll have the freshest, biggest, most succulent, most fragrant vanilla pods ever.

(Semi) precious stones

by ATLC

This was a gift from our hosts in Madagascar. There is an amazing variety of (semi)precious gemstones here inclulding a rare dark blue aquamarine, but also all sorts of quartz, garnets, moonstone, amazonite etc. The largest crystal ever found came from Madagascar and weighed more than 380 tons.You'll find 100s of varieties of these ashtrays and eggs in all sizes, colours and perfection.

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Handmade: Antaimoro paper

by ATLC

From huge sheets to greeting cards and notebooks...handmade paper with dried flowers or real embroidery.Delicate, papyrus like, handmade Antaimoro paper decorated with pressed, dried and embedded wild flowers.

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Fresh vanilla - natures candy !

by gazellen

Fresh vanilla ! A very good bargain. You can buy it on every local market or directly from the farmers, especially at the east coast. The season for vanilla is september - oktober.

Home made coconut oil !

by gazellen

Home made coconut oil. Natures medicin if bidden by sand flies, and a thrill for the body after a sunny day.where to buy: at the local market.

Butcher: You don't want to buy your meat here!

by ATLC

Meat is kept and sold simply in the open air. Given the temperatures, around 30 degrees Celsius, I would not advice westerners to buy! Eh, nothing!

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Butcher: And no meat from here either

by ATLC

A veritable health hazard for the European.Nothing is cooled, the temperature is nearly 30 degr. Celsius.

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More local stalls and market

by ATLC

Not only in Antananarivo but also deep south in Toliara (Tuléar)

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