Mengujuma (Nagaland), Aug 7 : A bamboo wood artisan in Nagaland''s Mengujuma village has turned his work into pieces of art.

Mego Seyie, 30, lives in one of the most backward villages in Nagaland''s Kohima district.

Seyie, who comes from a farming background, took to this profession after completing his tenth grade.

Residents generally shy away from this craft as it is labour intensive and the profits are meager.

However, Seyie''s interest in this art made him enroll at Angami Christian Literature Society (ACLS) to learn the finer tricks of the trade. It was under the able guidance of N. Savino that Mego became a trained hand.