Coffin Model

Coffin Model

Model of a coffin in the shape of a fish. The model is painted in varying hues of red and green, and is mounted on a blue stand with a heart-shaped base. The top of the fish's body is a lid attached with hinges that opens to reveal a square-shaped compartment inside of the model.

Joseph Tetteh-Ashong, a.k.a. Paa Joe
Ghanaian, b.1947

Unknown

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Wood, paint

Carving

TC20161