jute

Investigators said it was a crude but deadly device wrapped in jute thread, rigged to detonate on opening.

They are bound with jute strings and stuffed with shrapnel-like nails, nuts and glass.

To bring her vision to life, Ejikeme has her rugs produced in India and Nepal, where jute is more widely developed into a thriving industry.

Thousands in Assam state are dependent on fishing and selling produce like rice, jute and vegetables from their small farms on floating river islands in the Brahmaputra River, known locally as Chars.

“Work 73-13” is a large, earthy, monochrome abstraction, its mottled muddy color achieved by pushing brown oil paint through rough jute from behind.