In European cultures , we cremate our bushed or bury them in a simple true pine box seat . But casket are a lot fancy in Ghana , where the Ga the great unwashed believe that life continues in another populace after death , and they require it to carry on in style . Here are some stunning examples of Ghana ’s famous coffin art .
Top image : Coffin by Paa Joe , viaSärge aus Ghana
These coloured figural casket below are made since 1945 , when Ataa Oko , a local artist and artistic creation brut cougar decided to take coffin art to a new level . A studio diagnose Kane Kwei Carpentry Workshop was founded by Seth Kane Kwei in the fifties and the number of fantasy casket artists are always growing ever since .
Image viaJean - Michael Rousset , 2010 .
The first figurative coffin of Ghana, made by Kane Kwei in the 1950s for his grandmother
( viaMusée du Quai Branly )
A battleship-like coffin by Ataa Oko, c. 1960
( viaRegula Tschumi / Wikimedia Commons )
A Nike sneaker, made in 1990 by Paa Joe
( viaBrooklyn MuseumandNeil R )
A Golden African Eagle, 2010, by Paa Joe
( viaJack Bell Gallery )
A Nikon F2 camera, 2011, by Paa Joe
A Ghana Airways airplane, 2010, by Paa Joe
A red fish, 2010, by Paa Joe
A telephone coffin by Kudjoe Affutu, painted by his own sign painter named Cikle, 2009
( viaRegula Tschumi )
An 1973 Porsche 911 2.7 R.S in color ‘Baby Blue’, made by Paa Joe
( viaAfrican Colours )
A red rooster by Ataa Oko, 2009
Gas truck, by Paa Joe
( viaEleanor Hartzell )
A lobster, by Paa Joe
( viaSaerge aus Ghana )
An Alitalia airplane by Paa Joe
A sandal coffin, made by Paa Joe and Regula Tschumi for the Kunstmuseum Berne, 2006
The Angry Crab by Paa Joe
( viaMediaMatic )
Lions by Paa Joe
( viaEmilio Labrador , Holly PierceandSaerge aus Ghana )
A Canon EOS camera by Paa Joe
( viaspinning jennet )
A car-shaped coffin by Daniel Mensah (also known as “Hello”), 2006
An 1964 Corvette
( viaPaa Joe / Facebook )
A key, by Paa Joe
A leopard by Kudjoe Affutu, 2010
A flying car in KLM colors
( viaRadio Nederland Wereldomroep )
A mouse
( viaGhanaCoffin )
A Mercedes-Benz, 2010, by Paa Joe
A pig
( viaEasy Track Ghana )
A cow, by Paa Joe
A red rooster by Paa Joe, 2006
Cocoa pod, 2010, by Paa Joe
An open-end wrench
A DAF truck
A hammer
A hen by Eric Kpakpo
A hen, made by Kudjoe Affuto, 2008
A bottle of beer by Paa Joe
( viabookbird )
A blue truck with firewood
( viaKudjoe Affutu / Facebook )
An elephant, by Paa Joe
( viaLia / catface3 )
An old Nokia phone, by Paa Joe
( viaHolly Pierce )
A leather shoe
( viaScoophunters )
A ballpoint pen
The Holy Bible, by Paa Joe
Coca-Cola by Paa Joe
( viaJohn NashandEmilio Labrador )
A pineapple, by Paa Joe
A fire truck by Paa Joe
A pepper, by Paa Joe
The Centre Pompidou coffin, by Kudjoe Affutu, 2010
A crocodile, by Eric Kpakpo, 2013
A lightbulb by Kudjoe Affutu, 2013
Daily Newsletter
Get the good tech , skill , and culture tidings in your inbox day by day .
News from the hereafter , delivered to your present .
