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Carey Island
is famous for two things - great seafood and the
indigenous Mah Meri (pronounced Mak Miri) people who
have a reputation for some of the world's finest wooden
masks.
Located just
off the mainland, they have assimilated into modern
life, with jobs in the nearby plantations and farms, but
they retain their unique culture and way of life. Apart
from exhibitions of their traditional dances and music,
the Mah Meri are also known for their evocative
sculptures, fashioned from a kind of swamp hardwood
known as "Nyireh Batu". |
