Dying in Design
I’ve heard those stories in the US about a wealthy person or celebrity being buried in their favorite car or taking their favorite golf club to the grave.
In city of Teshie in Ghana, you can also be buried in a car…
…or rather a coffin shaped like a car or a truck
…or a pineapple, or a fish, camera, bottle of coke–whatever you want!
Teshie is the home of design or fantasy coffins, also called Abebuu adekai (boxes with proverbs) in a local language. These amazing creations began with designer Seth Kane Kwei in the 1950s. Since then, these coffin creations have been showcased not only in many funerals in Ghana, but also in museums around the world. Someone said that when Jimmie Carter came to Ghana, that he put in an order. I could see why he might.
Our friend Ommani from Nairobi tried out the ice-cream sundae coffin. I wanted to try the Canon camera one, but alas, the lining hadn’t yet been put in.
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