In Ghana, larger-than-life coffins tell the stories of the dead
Sep 3, 2026
In Ghana, particularly among Ga communities around the capital, "figurative" or "fantasy" coffins, as they're known, offer fantastical, yet intimate, send-offs. Fishermen are buried in massive, human-sized fish or canoes, farmers in cocoa pods, drivers in cars and religious figures in Bibles
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