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#Woodensday:

Fantasy coffin (abebui adera) in the form of an eagle, 2017

Crafted by: Joseph Tetteh Ashong (Paa Joe) (Ghanaian, b.1947)

Painted by: Jasper Mensah (Ghanaian)

Made in: Pobiman, Accra, Ghana

Painted wood,132.1×91.4×287cm (52 × 36 × 113 in.)

on display at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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