Fish, teapots and a pineapple! Ghana’s most stylish coffins – in pictures

Central Region, 2015 (Coffin: Kudjoe Affutu)

In southern Ghana, particular attention is paid to burials, especially among the Ga. For this ethnic group, funerals are among the most significant social and spiritual rites of passage. The ceremonies, often spanning several days, are grand public events designed not only to honour the dead but also to uphold a family’s reputation and secure the goodwill of future ancestors. Here a driver is buried in a coffin in the shape of his Bedford truck