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in an outlying district of Donna’s

in an outlying district of Donna’s capital city across an on CD makes a

capital city across an on CD makes a

capital city across an on CD makes a remarkable product he is a coffin maker

remarkable product he is a coffin maker

remarkable product he is a coffin maker and in this part of Ghana coffins are

and in this part of Ghana coffins are

and in this part of Ghana coffins are something special

this chili pepper coffin was built for a

this chili pepper coffin was built for a restaurant owner this passenger plane

restaurant owner this passenger plane

restaurant owner this passenger plane for an international businessman the

for an international businessman the

for an international businessman the lion commemorates a powerful tribal

lion commemorates a powerful tribal

lion commemorates a powerful tribal chief of the rooster humble farmer each

chief of the rooster humble farmer each

chief of the rooster humble farmer each coffin celebrates the life of a loved

coffin celebrates the life of a loved

coffin celebrates the life of a loved one I think I need more work for

one I think I need more work for

one I think I need more work for customers sometimes that’s for something

customers sometimes that’s for something

customers sometimes that’s for something new then it can’t be rushed

new then it can’t be rushed

new then it can’t be rushed think about the design the people here

think about the design the people here

think about the design the people here believe a funeral is the culmination of

believe a funeral is the culmination of

believe a funeral is the culmination of a person’s entire life and that it’s

a person’s entire life and that it’s

a person’s entire life and that it’s preferable to incur lifelong deaths than

preferable to incur lifelong deaths than

preferable to incur lifelong deaths than to cut back on funeral expenses these

to cut back on funeral expenses these

to cut back on funeral expenses these fantasy coffins have been exhibited in

fantasy coffins have been exhibited in

fantasy coffins have been exhibited in art galleries throughout the world but

art galleries throughout the world but

art galleries throughout the world but they are only created by a handful of

they are only created by a handful of

they are only created by a handful of harbingers all based in this single

harbingers all based in this single

harbingers all based in this single district his father Kani Kwai pioneered

district his father Kani Kwai pioneered

district his father Kani Kwai pioneered Fantasy coffins in the 1950s and passed

Fantasy coffins in the 1950s and passed

Fantasy coffins in the 1950s and passed the business on to his son a nouns

the business on to his son a nouns

the business on to his son a nouns workshop will turn out around a hundred

workshop will turn out around a hundred

workshop will turn out around a hundred fantasy cartons of year prices begin at

fantasy cartons of year prices begin at

fantasy cartons of year prices begin at about $400 a considerable expense for

about $400 a considerable expense for

about $400 a considerable expense for the meager earnings of most demands

the meager earnings of most demands

the meager earnings of most demands today anon is delivering a special

today anon is delivering a special

today anon is delivering a special commission an exclusive design for a

commission an exclusive design for a

commission an exclusive design for a powerful local woman a banana shaped

powerful local woman a banana shaped

powerful local woman a banana shaped coffin for a banana seller the deceased

coffin for a banana seller the deceased

coffin for a banana seller the deceased is Madame Stahl a male a better

is Madame Stahl a male a better

is Madame Stahl a male a better as Gladys she started life as a

as Gladys she started life as a

as Gladys she started life as a vegetable seller but she found fame as a

vegetable seller but she found fame as a

vegetable seller but she found fame as a priestess donnas priestesses are

priestess donnas priestesses are

priestess donnas priestesses are guardians of a religion which sprang

guardians of a religion which sprang

guardians of a religion which sprang from a landscape long since disappeared

from a landscape long since disappeared

from a landscape long since disappeared a world of sacred groves and forests

a world of sacred groves and forests

a world of sacred groves and forests priestesses from all over the capital

priestesses from all over the capital

priestesses from all over the capital have come to pay their last respects to

have come to pay their last respects to

have come to pay their last respects to one of their own Gladys’s body is put on

one of their own Gladys’s body is put on

one of their own Gladys’s body is put on display to allow family and friends to

display to allow family and friends to

display to allow family and friends to publicly express their grief it’s also

publicly express their grief it’s also

publicly express their grief it’s also an opportunity to ask Gladys to pass on

an opportunity to ask Gladys to pass on

an opportunity to ask Gladys to pass on messages and complaints to the spirits

messages and complaints to the spirits

messages and complaints to the spirits of dead friends and relatives

Gladys his daughter-in-law tells her how

Gladys his daughter-in-law tells her how much she will be missed

much she will be missed

much she will be missed [Music]

going without food or water for the

going without food or water for the duration of the ceremony the priestesses

duration of the ceremony the priestesses

duration of the ceremony the priestesses danced themselves into a trance

danced themselves into a trance

danced themselves into a trance occasionally becoming possessed by

occasionally becoming possessed by

occasionally becoming possessed by spirits from another world

led by Gladys’s sons the coffin makes

led by Gladys’s sons the coffin makes its way toward her final resting place a

its way toward her final resting place a

its way toward her final resting place a fitting tribute to a remarkable life

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