A fish fantasy coffin crafted by Eric Kpakpo Adotey is displayed by the roadside in La, Accra, Ghana, Friday, July 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
Nicholas Ablorh Annan, poses by a fish-shaped fantasy coffin in production, at his father's workshop in Teshie, Accra, Ghana, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
Fantasy coffins crafted by Nicholas and his family are displayed at their showroom in Teshie, Accra, Ghana, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (AP Photo/ Misper Apawu)
Joseph Adjetey works on a fantasy coffin at Eric Kpakpo's carpentry shop in La, Accra, Ghana, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
A crab fantasy coffin crafted by Eric Kpakpo Adotey is displayed by his shop in La, Accra, Ghana, Friday, July 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
Men carry the fantasy coffin of the late Robert Nii Anang Obodai, a former school proprietor, during his funeral, in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, July 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
A peacock-shaped miniature fantasy coffin prototype crafted by Nicholas Ablorh Annan is displayed in his father's workshop in Teshie, Accra, Ghana, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (AP Photo/ Misper Apawu)
Fantasy coffins are displayed at Eric Kpakpo's carpentry shop in La, Accra, Ghana, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
The fantasy coffin of the late Robert Nii Anang Obodai, a former school proprietor, is lowered into his grave in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, July 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
Eric Kpakpo Adotey displays an aeroplane fantasy coffin in front of his shop in La, Accra, Ghana, Friday, July 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
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10:28 PM on Friday, September 12
By MISPER APAWU
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — While fantasy coffins have been common among the Ga people of Accra, Ghana, they are becoming a widespread practice offering a colorful alternative to simple wooden boxes.
Each piece is crafted not just to bury the deceased, but to embody the essence of their life. They can be so colorful that they can make dying seem attractive.
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