Batik stamps made of sponges.

We also visited a famous batik artist on this day, and learned about the process of batik. These artists work in shanty huts, under steamy conditions on dirt floors, and it was amazing the beautiful garments that were coming out of here. Many in our group purchased cloth, clothing, and other items. I bought a beautiful bed cover that is a patchwork of hundreds of the batik patterns they use.

Afterward we stopped at the coffin makers. Coffins in Ghana are carved out of wood, but not in the traditional sense. These coffins are carved into any shape or object or animal imaginable. We saw a tennis shoe coffin, a rooster coffin, a spaceship coffin, a fish coffin... And, yes, they actually are buried in them!