Kumpulan Kebudayaan Mah Meri Pulau Carey

The Mah Meri people are one of the 18 tribes of Orang Asli (indigenous people) living in West Malaysia. Most of them reside in Pulau Carey, Selangor. One of the most well-known dances of the Mah Meri people is the mask dance, called Mayin Jo-oh. In this dance, the performers wear grotesque masks and perform with movements and gestures to relate everyday events such as fishing and celebrations. The masks worn in the Mah Meri Mask Dance depict the spirits of birds and other animals that inhabit the Mah Meri’s surroundings, such as the swamp and the sea. The dance is performed accompanied by the music from the tuntog (bamboo stampers), jule (viola), tambo (double-headed drum) and a-tawa (brass gong).

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