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A customer in the US had wanted a Ga coffin for a long time and was delighted to find them for sale on the web. She ordered a peacock but the peacock is not native to West Africa. We heard that the Indian embassy kept a few as pets but when we went they refused to put their tails up. The carpenters worked from pictures and produced this fine bird. For the paintwork we asked one of our artist friends, Ben to help out and what fine featherwork he painted. See more below. |
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| The basic peacock shape | ||
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| Which bit next? | ||
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| Looking good... but will it fly? | ||
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| Not until it gets some wings! | ||
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| It has a good strong tail though | ||
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| Ben took her to his workshop... | ||
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| The body feathers in detail | ||
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| A close up of the tail feathers... | ||
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| And check out the feet | ||
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| What a regal expression | ||
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| The full view of the tail | ||
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| Ben became quite attached to her and offered her some food! | ||
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| But in the end he had to say goodbye! | ||
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| The whole neighbourhood came to wish her a safe journey | ||
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| What a spectacular bird! | ||
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| Just arrived... still being unpacked | ||
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| Dorothy the peackcock's new owner is very happy! | ||
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If you would like to learn more about the traditional Ga decorated coffins we recommend the following book:
Going into Darkness: Fantastic Coffins from Africa
by Thierry Secretan available from Amazon You can buy Ga coffins in the Ga Coffins section of our shop. | ||
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