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This article argues that it is misleading to portray the Malagasy having as a single uniform culture. The author divides the country into three "culture areas": the East coast, the plateau, and the West coast and extreme South. The regional cultural differences are highlighted by discussing these three areas under the following subheadings: houses, granaries, clothing, exposure, ornaments, hairdressing, tattooing, spinning and weaving, bark-cloth, hide garments, mats, baskets, pottery, utensils, agriculture, domestic animals, cattle, dogs, hunting, fishing, canoes, metal-working, weapons, markets, social organization, kings, nobles, mpifasana, slaves, marriage, polygamy, polyandry, chastity, divorce, property and inheritance, ancestor worship, Andriamanitra, Andriamananary, Andriamandresy, vazimba cult, zanahary, non-human spirits, sacrifices, sacred places, sacred rivers, ombiasy, sorcerers, possession, charms, disposal of the dead, dead kings, souls of the dead, lahy kibory, menhirs, and art.
