Carey Island
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".