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January 29, 2005 8:50 AM Subscribe
Want to get buried in a fish, an airplane, or car? A visit with Ghana's fantasy coffin manufacturers just might help you achieve your dreams for death. Check out the pictures.
See, until I reread the FPP, I was thinking this was a post along the Turducken lines.
But these are pretty cool. Not as polished as the ones made by these folks. But they are pretty imaginative and cool.
Just because it would make people wonder forever, I'd probably go with the chicken casket!
posted by fenriq at 9:45 AM on January 29, 2005
But these are pretty cool. Not as polished as the ones made by these folks. But they are pretty imaginative and cool.
Just because it would make people wonder forever, I'd probably go with the chicken casket!
posted by fenriq at 9:45 AM on January 29, 2005
I saw these in a store in Philly called Material Culture. I'm hoping they weren't, eh, used.
posted by contessa at 10:37 AM on January 29, 2005
posted by contessa at 10:37 AM on January 29, 2005
Good post, drezdn! Apparently, the Ghanaians like to make a final statement. Here are photos of a wake and a burial (tripod) and here is more about these coffins.
Personally, I might opt for an urn.
posted by madamjujujive at 11:13 AM on January 29, 2005
Personally, I might opt for an urn.
posted by madamjujujive at 11:13 AM on January 29, 2005
If you're in D.C. check out these coffins in person at Smithsonians Museum of Natural History's excellent African Voices exhibit.
posted by maniactown at 11:20 AM on January 29, 2005
posted by maniactown at 11:20 AM on January 29, 2005
Up until now I planned on being cremated and having my remains handed out to mourners in ziplock baggies, but I'm starting to like the idea of being buried in a giant chicken.
posted by Marit at 12:08 PM on January 29, 2005
posted by Marit at 12:08 PM on January 29, 2005
More on Ghana fantasy coffins. (Not a double-post callout, obviously, just a pointer to more discussion.)
posted by languagehat at 1:19 PM on January 29, 2005
posted by languagehat at 1:19 PM on January 29, 2005
Very cool pictures, although the giant uterus is a bit squick-worthy to me. Now I know where to go when I make good on my threats to bury my mother in a giant penguin-shaped coffin.
posted by chickygrrl at 1:22 PM on January 29, 2005
posted by chickygrrl at 1:22 PM on January 29, 2005
I love this!
I am quickly flipping through my mental files trying to come up with my ultimate coffin. I can't get around the fact that I dislike the idea of coffins too much, so my husband has suggested either a pocket watch, a zippo lighter, or a Scooby Doo lunch box.
posted by Secret Life of Gravy at 2:20 PM on January 29, 2005
I am quickly flipping through my mental files trying to come up with my ultimate coffin. I can't get around the fact that I dislike the idea of coffins too much, so my husband has suggested either a pocket watch, a zippo lighter, or a Scooby Doo lunch box.
posted by Secret Life of Gravy at 2:20 PM on January 29, 2005
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