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Art Gallery - Moscow | |
| A Russian art gallery commissioned a wide range of pieces for an exhibition in Moscow in 2003. The apprentice carpenters Samuel and Daniel created some magical pieces - some designs were old favourites such as the Star beer bottle and the pink fish. Others were first timers - perhaps this is first African Ferrari ever? Don't forget these and other designs are for sale in the Coffins and Ga Coffinss section of the site. | ||
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An African Ferrari | |
| There are no Ferraris in Ghana but that wasn't a problem for Samuel and Daniel. They worked entirely from photographs and produced a wonderful creation. As usual their attention to detail combined with the clever paintwork created a Ferrari that captured the spirit of the real thing. If you want to race into the afterlife this is the way to go! | ||
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| This is how it all started... Samuel with the side wing | ||
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| The gear shift under construction | Wing mirrors, windshield wipers, gear stick... | |
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| The windshield wiper position being checked... | ||
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| Fitting the back cover | The front interior from behind | |
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| Front view | Interior from the top | |
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| This is where the luggage (or body!) goes | With the lid off | |
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| From the side | The dashboard | |
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| View from the top |
Look at the detail
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| Ready for the off... | The back end... vrmmmm vrmmm | |
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| Our Ferrari ready to pitch itself against an Accra taxi! | ||
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A Nokia mobile phone | |
| Mobile phones are very common in Accra so it was no problem to find a Nokia for the carpenters to copy. If you spend too much time on the phone and wonder if you've missed that heavenly call then this is for you. | ||
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| The finished full sized Nokia Mobile phone coffin | ||
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| Daniel carving in the detail | ||
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| The completed work before painting | ||
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| Side view... | With plenty of room inside! | |
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Assorted Tabletop Designs | |
| Although traditionally the coffins come in full (adult) size and child (half) size the carpenters can scale down their work. eShopAfrica has been working with them to produce smaller models that are easier to ship. Also, although many people who like to own one of their works, it's not everyone who has room for a six foot chest in their living room. These styles below are what we call "tabletop" size. See them for sale in the Coffins and Ga Coffinss section of the Shop. | ||
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| Samuel and a tabletop lion | ||
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| A nice cold Star beer | ||
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| A dinosaur | ||
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| A pink fish | ||
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| An army gun | ||
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| The lion again | ||
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| A chicken | ||
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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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