In Ghana, larger-than-life coffins tell the stories of the dead
Coffin maker Lawrence Anang, 26, poses for a photograph with a syringe-shaped coffin, designed in reference to the profession of the deceased, a doctor, near the Kane Kwei Carpentry Workshop in Accra, on August 17, 2026.
A shoe-shaped coffin, designed in reference to the profession of the deceased, a footballer, is pictured at the Kane Kwei Carpentry Workshop in Accra, on August 17, 2026.
A car-shaped coffin, designed to replicate a car model owned by the deceased, is pictured at the Kane Kwei Carpentry Workshop in Accra, on August 17, 2026.
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