ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Fantasy coffins, while common among the Ga people of Accra, are becoming a widespread practice, offering a colorful alternative to simple wooden boxes. ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — A giant ...

Elaborate coffins, produced by Ghanaian artisans, are the centerpieces of funerals that celebrate the life of the deceased and get them to the afterlife in style. Elaborate coffins, produced by ...

Archaeologists working across Egyptian burial sites have recovered coffins made from strikingly different materials, from painted plaster casings with layered gypsum and lime preparations to ...

If you think all coffins look like boxes, you haven’t seen the figurative sculptural masterworks from southern Ghana known as abebuu adekai, or “coffins that communicate.” Taking the form of fish, ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Coffins hung on rock walls were thought to be auspicious by the Bo people, an ethnic group in the southeast of China with ancient origins. Though the ...

Ghana is famous for its origin stories, but this is a tale with a twist about the emergence of the country’s fantasy coffins. These coffins are the ultimate tailor-made send-off, crafted with care by ...

While several coffin makers in Bunia said they were providing a public service, the virus has put them at the center of a debate around safe burials. Since the resurgence of the Ebola virus, coffin ...

ACCRA – A giant pink fish, a colorful peacock, an airplane painted with the national flag. These are just some of Ghana's fantasy coffins, known as Abebuo, which translates to “proverb.” Each piece is ...