Special Coffin at Ghana
Posted on 03. Feb, 2007 by Alicia in Weird
This is a picture of a special coffin at Ghana. The Ghana people believe that when their loved one die, they will move on to another life, so the Ghana people make sure they do so in style. This is such a honor and respect to build and designed a special coffin for their loved one.
These coffins are specially designed to represent an aspect of a dead person’s life for example a car if they were a driver, a fish if their livelihood was the sea or a sewing machine for a seamstress.
There are all kinds of coffin, each and every one is unique and specially designed. Can’t help but wondering why some of the coffins do not seems to be fitted by a human being,are those build for beloved pets as well?
You have viewed 40 pictures already, amazing isn’t it? Now the question is why is it people spend so much time on creating the coffin and it gets hidden underground?
The smaller coffins are probably for children.
Do you know where in Ghana these are being made? I’m in Accra right now about would love to go see where people are making them, thanks!