Fantasy coffins
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Isaac Adjetey Sowah's showroom in a suburb of Accra has some of the most colourful coffins to be found anywhere.
The Bible coffin is one of his more conventional designs. The snail in the background has been ordered by a snail seller.
In the foreground, a pineapple coffin is in its early stages, but Isaac's workshop produces standard box-like coffins as well.
Some clients want to bury their loved ones in something that reflects their trade...
... others want a car to take them to the next world - Mercedes and Cadillac models are popular.
Among the animal coffins, elephants, hens, crocodiles and lions are available. The pink fish is a spacious option.
In another showroom, a polished uterus waits to be picked up by a gynaecologist.
A shoemaker wants to embark on his final journey in a polished black shoe.
Hen coffins are particularly popular with women, and symbolise a mother-child relationship.
Here, an unrepentant heavy drinker has chosen to be buried inside a beer bottle.
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