Event Brief
Ghana funerals feature fantasy coffins for the dead
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Sep 03, 2026 at 8:14 AM ET
Summary: In Ghana, particularly among Ga communities near Accra, families use intricately crafted “figurative” or “fantasy” coffins to reflect the deceased’s life. A musician’s coffin included his guitar at a Saturday funeral in Adjen Kotoku Amoama, alongside other examples such as fishermen buried in fish or canoes and farmers in cocoa pods.
WHO: Frederick Teiko Ofori’s family and mourners in Adjen Kotoku Amoama
WHAT: A funeral used a figurative “fantasy” coffin featuring the deceased’s guitar, reflecting his life.
WHEN: Sep 02, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Adjen Kotoku Amoama, outskirts of Accra, Ghana
WHY: The family decided the guitar should accompany him on his final journey after his death in a road accident.
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