Empire State Building Coffin

Sarah Murray, a journalist with the Financial Times, has just published her most recent book called Making an Exit which looks at the way different cultures dignify their dead. As part of her research she ordered her own dream coffin in the shape of the Empire State Building from eShopAfrica.com. See the pictures of her coffin being made in the eShopAfrica Coffin Gallery or watch the video of her trying it out when it arrived in New York.

You can buy Ga coffins (or thematic chests which are much smaller and less spooky) in our Coffin shop.

eShopAfrica Site Upgrade

Between 26th Jul and 1 Aug 2011, eShopAfrica is updating the software that it uses for online purchases. You can still order by email - look at our catalogue of products and send an email to info [at] eshopafrica.com with your order.

We hope that the new site will be up and running by 1 Aug. We'll keep you posted

eShopAfrica Team

Gallery: Artisans: Clones: Thierry Henry

A loyal eShopAfrica.com com customer ordered a Thierry Henry clone.


Clones are thought to have developed as a system of warning fellow villagers which  colonial officer was visiting.  If the medical officer was in the village, the doctor clone would be put on display.














The carpenters can 'clone' anyone - just send photos.  See below for a Bolton player, Pele and Thierry Henri:

Feedback: Beads: Valerie, Canada

I received the brass beads yesterday and I'm really pleased. Thanks for the extras. Please keep me informed of any different styles that you get in. Thanks

Fun Walk

Ghana International Women Club (GIWC) organized a fun walk which started at 6:30 am last Saturday 5th November. The walk was used to draw attention to an upcoming Gala ni

ght for the club. The funds from the Gala night will be used to renovate an operating theatre for the maternity ward at Ridge hospital in Accra. By renovating the theatre, the hospital will have a theatre dedicated to the maternity ward. This will ensure that more than 2,800 mothers in need of extra care will receive the appropriate medical attention in order to increase the number of safe deliveries.

The GIWC Walk was a 45 minute event that included a walk that started at airport residential area and ended at the residence of the Egyptian ambassador. Setting of at 6:30am in cloudy weather and under a faint drizzle, participants of the walk were accompanied by a local marching band and local police. The 2 mile walk concluded with a breakfast at the residence of the Egyptian ambassador.

African Dolls

These activity dolls are not dolls for play, but rather collector dolls that reflect the different jobs undertaken by women in Ghana. They illustrate the traditional roll of women as they perform their day to day activities.

These lovely active ladies have come to our office on their way to the UK!

Recycled glass buttons

The production of recycled buttons is not as simple as one might expect. All buttons undergo a rigorous selection process, and a lot are rejected. During this process the artisan has to exhibit a lot of skill, they carefully, and quickly insert two holes while the glass button is still very hot. An inability to perforate the buttons correctly will results in cracks.

When done correctly, the final result is an extremely

exquisiteglass bead. Delighted, our customer was really

happy with the manual effort put into the whole production process. From broken glass to colourful beads!!

But wait! There is more! Out of the rejected buttons comes a new creation…

button and bead necklaces!! Isn’t that great!!