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In Ghana, Larger-than-Life Coffins Tell the Stories of the Dead
Fantasy coffins can cost about 10,000 Ghanaian cedis, and overseas museum commissions are helping sustain the craft, coffinmakers said.
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Among the specimens produced by the craftsmen a famous drink, a guitar and an airplane (ANSA)
·Rome, Italy
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In Ghana, larger-than-life coffins tell the stories of the dead
His coffin was built in the shape of an enormous guitar. The coffin stood out at his funeral on Saturday in Adjen Kotoku Amoama, on the outskirts of Accra, among bright red flowers, a portrait of the 40-year-old and the mourners gathered under canopies to shade themselves from the sun. Yet it was also par for the course in a country where celebrations of life often include such intricately crafted tributes to the deceased. In Ghana, particularly…
·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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Inside stories: In Ghana, larger-than-life coffins tell the stories of the dead
·Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
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