▁create ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁furn iture ▁and ▁household ▁goods , ▁al o alo ▁fun er ary ▁posts , ▁and ▁wooden ▁sculpt ures , ▁many ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁produced ▁for ▁the ▁tour ist ▁market . ▁The ▁decor ative ▁and ▁functional ▁wood working ▁trad itions ▁of ▁the ▁Z af iman iry ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁central ▁high lands ▁was ▁ins cribed ▁on ▁UN ES CO ' s ▁list ▁of ▁Int ang ible ▁Cultural ▁Heritage ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁An ta im oro ▁people , ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁paper ▁embedded ▁with ▁flowers ▁and ▁other ▁decor ative ▁natural ▁materials ▁is ▁a ▁long - est ab lished ▁tradition ▁that ▁the ▁community ▁has ▁begun ▁to ▁market ▁to ▁e co - t our ists . ▁Emb roid ery ▁and ▁drawn ▁thread ▁work ▁are ▁done ▁by ▁hand ▁to ▁produce ▁cl othing , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁table cl oth s ▁and ▁other ▁home ▁text iles ▁for ▁sale ▁in ▁local ▁craft s ▁mark ets . ▁A ▁small ▁but ▁growing ▁number ▁of ▁fine ▁art ▁gall eries ▁in ▁Ant an an ar ivo , ▁and ▁several ▁other ▁urban ▁areas , ▁offer ▁paint ings ▁by ▁local ▁artists , ▁and ▁annual ▁art ▁events , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁H os ot ra ▁open - air ▁exhibition ▁in ▁the ▁capital , ▁contribute ▁to ▁the ▁continu ing ▁development ▁of ▁fine ▁arts ▁in ▁Mad agas car . ▁ ▁Sport ▁ ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁traditional ▁past imes ▁have ▁emer ged ▁in ▁Mad agas car . ▁M ora ing y , ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁hand - to -