coffin

Also known as casket

thumb|right|A display of coffins in the office of a funeral director in [[Poland]] thumb|A casket showroom in Billings, Montana, depicting split lid coffins

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A coffin is a container designed to hold a deceased person's body for burial or cremation. It matters because it serves an important practical and cultural role in funeral practices across different societies.

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Etymology
History
Practices
Design
Design coffins in Ghana
Cremation
Industry
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thumb|right|A display of coffins in the office of a funeral director in [[Poland]] thumb|A casket showroom in Billings, Montana, depicting split lid coffins

A coffin or casket is a funerary box used for viewing or keeping a corpse, for burial, entombment or cremation. Coffins are sometimes referred to as caskets, particularly in American English.