Lorien Stern Has a Special Tie to Her Miniature Yellow Shark Coffin [Video]

What?

At first glance, the little shark-shaped coffin appears to be just a fun tchotchke. It’s made of carved wood, it’s painted yellow with red polka dots, and it’s attached to a blue pedestal, so it looks as if it’s swimming through the air. But it’s actually a tiny version of the human-size “fantasy” coffins that Paa Joe and the Kane Kwei Carpentry Workshopcreate for those who have passed. “They’re not your traditional coffins,” Lorien says. “I think their practice is, if you raised chickens, you would get buried in the giant chicken coffin, or if you sold cell phones, you’d get buried in …