Mah Meri Cultural Village, Carey Island

Perkampungan Budaya Mah Meri — Mah Meri Cultural Village

I entered the Mah Meri Cultural Village on Carey Island with trepidation, after being briefed on the Dos and Don’ts during our visit there. Like all aboriginal tribes, the Mah Meri tribe is also steep in customs, which we all had to adhere to. No one wants to antagonise their nature spirits.

Nestled within the oil palm plantation island known as Pulau Carey, the Mah Meri Cultural Village opens its doors to anyone who would like to experience an ancient indigenous culture of the Mah Meri tribe, where the marital ritual, sea nomads ceremonial ritual, and other sacred rituals are to be witnessed.

We were welcomed in a traditional ceremony of dance and music, followed by a performance of the Joh-Oh mask dance. I tell you, the masks looked pretty scary!! But I am sure they depict something.