Kane Kwei Carpentry Workshop

travel · 📍 Accra, Ghana

Kane Kwei Carpentry Workshop — Attraction / activity in Accra, Ghana. This is the workshop of Seth Kane Kwei, who invented the famous design coffins in the 1950s, which are carved into shapes that represent something important and relevant to the deceased person, such as a fish, or aeroplanes. You will likely meet Eric Adjetey Anang, grandson of Kane Kwei, who has owned it since 2005, and hear stories about these fantastic coffins. They are used for funerals in the region and are part of many public or private collections of contemporary art around the world. Listed on Wikivoyage (CC-BY-SA). Source: https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Accra

Category

travel · tours

Address

Teshie First Junction, Accra, Ghana

City

Accra

Region/State

Africa

Country

Ghana

Phone

+233244114719

Website

http://www.ghanacoffin.com/