Ghana’s Fish Coffins
In Ghana, West Africa, when you die, you go out in style – If you’re rich. These spectacular fantasy coffins often cost more then the average Ghanaian earns in a year.
“a fisherman may be buried in a model of his boat or, Jonah-like, in a large sculpted fish. The farmer is borne within an icon of his beloved bull, the politician powers off in his mahogany Merc, and the frequent flyer wings his way to heaven in a balsawood 747. You can have whatever you and Paa Joe think best reflects your business or takes your fancy – except powerful birds, which are reserved for royalty and prominent leaders.”
via Travel Africa
3 years, 4 months ago #