Ghana

Apprenticing at a fantasy coffin carpentry shop to learn about the Ghanaian tradition of fantasy coffins and funeral celebrations

Locations

Accra

Timeframe

November - Mid December

Reflections

Dec 15

A Coffin of My Own

Finished syringe coffin. In my last two weeks as an apprentice at the Kane Kwei Carpentry Workshop, I was told I would build my own...

Nov 30

Checkpoint – Month 4: November in Review

There’s a pocket of peace within the persistent activity and noise that is Teshie, Ghana. In the moments when I’m not drenched in sweat,...

Nov 17

A Labor of Love: Birth, Death, and Coffins

In Ghana, the days are long, the heat is unrelenting, and the work is hard. I wake up around 5:30 am almost every day to the sound of...