Fabulous, Fantastic and Funny Coffins of Ghana

Papaa Joe with his amazingly-carved wooden coffin in Ghana

Photo courtesy: www.theguardian.com/

Yes, death brings in sorrow, loss! Is it thinkable that death also can bring in mirth and amazement?  That's what is being made possible by the intricately carved fantasy coffins in Ghana.

 To know more, please visit the following sites:

• Fantasy coffin (Wikipedia.org)
• 29 Insanely Elaborate Custom Coffins from Ghana (Sept. 20, 2012)
• Ghanaian coffins – in pictures (Feb. 7, 2013)
• Going Out in Style: Fantasy coffin-makers of Teshie [in Ghana] (May 2, 2013)
• The fabulous coffins of Ghana (Oct. 14, 2016)
• How Ghana’s top fantasy coffin artist has put the fun infuneral [Paa Joe] (Nov. 24, 2016)
• Meet the First Family of Creative Ghanaian Handmade Coffins [Anang Kwei] (Dec. 30, 2016)
• Images for Personalized Ghana Coffins (Google.ca)

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