Comments on: Fantasy Coffins from Ghana.

By: Saw them in person

Saw them in person — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:28:55 +0000

These coffins are beautiful works of art. When I visited I saw one shaped like an old fashioned airplane, a fish, and some other items.

By: jessie whitman

jessie whitman — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:48:54 +0000

i am doing a school project on fantasy coffins if anyone has any websites that would be useful please let me know thanks!!

By: gdg

gdg — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:45:01 +0000

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By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 29 May 2007 17:39:48 +0000

"Obviously a made up story that shows how gullible people are."

Actually it is very real. I read an article about it in the economist recently. They are worried about the ammount of money the Ghanians are spending on their funerals, when they are so poor. They say wasting money in this way will be economically bad for the country. But culturely the funeral is perhaps their biggest statement to their community, always trying to out do others.

Another interesting fact is that they try and keep bodies frozen in the morgue for as long as possible, as this shows how afluent you are (it costs alot).

By: Bri

Bri — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 20:06:32 +0000

This is real people, I've seen carpenters make and sell those coffins in Teshie, Ghana. It's a tradition of the Ga-people. Nothing freaky about it - that's just what you make of it by looking through your western glasses.

By: Neatorama » Blog Archive » Strange Funeral Rites From Around The World.

Fri, 12 Jan 2007 05:58:22 +0000

[...] GHANA: If you want an ornate but relatively inexpensive coffin, you’ll be well advised to avoid the American funeral home racket altogether and die, as no less an American than W.E.B. Du Bois did, in Ghana. There, the dead are often buried in elaborate "fantasy coffins" that come carved in everything from airplane to fish styles. [...]

By: kiwi

kiwi — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:01:41 +0000

They sell coffins like this in various countries - the shelves are so you can use them as ornaments or furniture (before you die...)

By: someone

someone — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 18:00:51 +0000

i've got a used port-a-potty that's small enough to be used as a coffin in japan...

By: assface

assface — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:50:48 +0000

Bob, did you actually go to the linked website to see the rest of the coffins? I agree that the shelf things are suspicious. Maybe the corpse is supposed to go through the cap and the door is just for viewing.

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 16:29:24 +0000

The gods must be crazy!!!

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 16:03:36 +0000

That picture shows shelves in the bottle which would preclude it from being used as a coffin. Obviously a made up story that shows how gullible people are.
As for Mari from Japan, you really need to calm down before publishing all of your personal information on a public blog, especially one that is talking about a bogus product. Why don't you just start sending your money to Nigeria right now.

By: Cancerous

Cancerous — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:57:25 +0000

freaks...

By: Mari

Mari — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:29:02 +0000

Hello. My name is Mari of Osaka,JAPAN. I'd like you to make mine. In Japan, The size of a coffin is required; 50x60x160~190.( My height is 163cm.)+ made of THIN,easily burn WOOD(this is A MUST). Is it possible to order one without visiting you in Teshi,Ghana? Please email me. Then I'll tell you the details about my coffin(shape,collor,etc.)+ I'd like to knowã€€the price. Am waiting for your reply. THANK YOU.
email add.;mariguitar@hotmail.com
name;Mari
tel+fax;72-298-5162(Japan)
BEST REGARDS,

By: Paul James

Paul James — Sat, 10 Jun 2006 15:10:37 +0000

How can a person go about buying one of these coffins?