Ganacsiga Qofka La Dhuubo: Gabagabooyinka Soomaalida ee Ghana oo Muujiya Nolosha Qofka La Dhuubay
Ganacsiga qofka la dhuubo ee Ghana, gaar ahaan gobolka Ga, waa mid aad u gaar ah oo muujiya nolosha qofka la dhuubay. Gabagabooyinka ku dhisan qaabab kala duwan, sida ciwaanka, baska, iyo qoraalka, waxay u muuqdaan mid aad u gaar ah oo muujiya nolosha qofka la dhuubay.
Gabagabooyinka Soomaalida ee Ghana: Nolosha Qofka La Dhuubay
Gabagabooyinka Soomaalida ee Ghana, gaar ahaan gobolka Ga, waxay u muuqdaan mid aad u gaar ah oo muujiya nolosha qofka la dhuubay. Gabagabooyinka ku dhisan qaabab kala duwan, sida ciwaanka, baska, iyo qoraalka, waxay u muuqdaan mid aad u gaar ah oo muujiya nolosha qofka la dhuubay.
Gabagabooyinka Soomaalida ee Ghana, gaar ahaan gobolka Ga, waxay u muuqdaan mid aad u gaar ah oo muujiya nolosha qofka la dhuubay. Gabagabooyinka ku dhisan qaabab kala duwan, sida ciwaanka, baska, iyo qoraalka, waxay u muuqdaan mid aad u gaar ah oo muujiya nolosha qofka la dhuubay.
Gabagabooyinka Soomaalida ee Ghana: Nolosha Qofka La Dhuubay
Gabagabooyinka Soomaalida ee Ghana, gaar ahaan gobolka Ga, waxay u muuqdaan mid aad u gaar ah oo muujiya nolosha qofka la dhuubay. Gabagabooyinka ku dhisan qaabab kala duwan, sida ciwaanka, baska, iyo qoraalka, waxay u muuqdaan mid aad u gaar ah oo muujiya nolosha qofka la dhuubay.
Gabagabooyinka Soomaalida ee Ghana, gaar ahaan gobolka Ga, waxay u muuqdaan mid aad u gaar ah oo muujiya nolosha qofka la dhuubay. Gabagabooyinka ku dhisan qaabab kala duwan, sida ciwaanka, baska, iyo qoraalka, waxay u muuqdaan mid aad u gaar ah oo muujiya nolosha qofka la dhuubay.
Gabagabooyinka Soomaalida ee Ghana: Nolosha Qofka La Dhuubay
Gabagabooyinka Soomaalida ee Ghana, gaar ahaan gobolka Ga, waxay u muuqdaan mid aad u gaar ah oo muujiya nolosha qofka la dhuubay. Gabagabooyinka ku dhisan qaabab kala duwan, sida ciwaanka, baska, iyo qoraalka, waxay u muuqdaan mid aad u gaar ah oo muujiya nolosha qofka la dhuubay.
Gabagabooyinka Soomaalida ee Ghana, gaar ahaan gobolka Ga, waxay u muuqdaan mid aad u gaar ah oo muujiya nolosha qofka la dhuubay. Gabagabooyinka ku dhisan qaabab kala duwan, sida ciwaanka, baska, iyo qoraalka, waxay u muuqdaan mid aad u gaar ah oo muujiya nolosha qofka la dhuubay.
When Ghanaian musician Frederick Teiko Ofori died in a road accident, his family chose a coffin shaped like a giant guitar to honour his life. The elaborate tribute is part of a centuries-old tradition among Ga communities around Accra, where figurative coffins reflect the profession, passion or status of the deceased.
A Guitar for a Musician
Frederick Teiko Ofori, 40, was a musician whose life revolved around the guitar. After his death in a road accident, his family commissioned Daniel Oblie Mensah, a veteran coffinmaker known as 'Hello', to craft an enormous guitar-shaped coffin for his funeral on Saturday in Adjen Kotoku Amoama, on the outskirts of Accra.
The coffin stood out among bright red flowers and a portrait of the 40-year-old, with mourners gathered under canopies to shade themselves from the sun. Ofori left behind a wife, a young family including a child born just a week before the funeral, and a musical legacy abruptly cut short.
A Tradition of Figurative Coffins
The modern tradition of sculptural coffins emerged among Ga craftsmen around Accra in the middle of the 20th century, partly inspired by the elaborately shaped palanquins used by local chiefs. Today, fishermen are buried in massive, human-sized fish or canoes, farmers in cocoa pods, drivers in cars and religious figures in Bibles.
Some sculptural coffins end up displayed in museums, including a guitar-shaped coffin by Ghanaian artist Paa Joe, on loan to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. The industry remains heavily dependent on skills passed down through families, though modern equipment has sped up production and overseas commissions have helped grow the trade.
Craftsmanship and Cost
Daniel Oblie Mensah, 54, told AFP: 'Anytime someone commissions me to do a coffin in the profession of the deceased, it excites me. It helps me truly honour the deceased and the family.' He made Samuel Commey Tetteh's coffin, shaped like a giant pen, which took about two weeks to complete.
Coffins typically fetch around 10,000 Ghanaian cedis ($900), said Lawrence Okoe Anang, a 26-year-old carpenter who runs a workshop with his younger brother. Pieces intended for exhibitions cost more because craftsmen use more durable materials, intended to last decades under the museum lights.
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