Last week Paola decided it was time for a mini adventure so we went along to see the local coffin maker Hello (Daniel Mensah)
we tried to get some information about the funeral process in Ghana (which to us is still complex and mysterious), and whether it was difficult to deal with grieving families, but language was as often the case, a barrier. We did discover that a coffin was in the range of 3,000 - 3,500 GHS (GBP 500 - 600 / EUR 700-800) depending on the complexity and took about 2 weeks to build.
As always wikipedia is a more knowledgeable guide
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy_coffin
His current work in progress is a cocoa bean
The coffin is lined with scraps from the tailor before sateen is placed to make it comfortable for the recipient
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| a bible for a preacher |
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| a policemna |
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| A fireman |
The "showroom"
more info, and more professional pics - http://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2013/feb/07/ghana-coffins-in-pictures
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/11/world/africa/on-the-road-ghana-funerals/
1 comment:
more fun adventures please Hazel! Paola x
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