Ghana

Fantasy coffin makers in Accra, Ghana, craft vibrant, custom-designed coffins shaped like fish, cars, animals, and other symbolic figures, reflecting the deceased's life, profession, or aspirations in a unique artistic tradition.

Assin Manso, located in Ghana, was a significant site in the transatlantic slave trade, serving as a final resting point where enslaved Africans were bathed and prepared for auction before being shipped across the Atlantic.