This coffin kinda reminds me of
The Tomb of Ligeia (1964).
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Originally Posted by Bloof
Creepy. It seems like the guy filming knew just when to zoom in. Funny the coffin has a window. Maybe common in Indonesia?
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My guess is that the warm climate of Indonesia somewhat prevents families to have an "open-coffin" funeral. They can do so by putting the glass window so that the coffin is kinda open, but actually not open to the air. Perhaps that's the reason.
By the way, this kind of coffin (I mean, coffin with a window) was quite popular among the Victorians (
they were pretty obsessed with death). It was patented by Almond Dunbar Frisk and it was to help people fight against the fears that accompanied them at the time (e.g. being buried alive and being dug up by body snatchers). He created Fisk Iron Coffin that enabled the deceased to be visible. This coffin was also made of iron so it was impossible to break into. It is worth mentioning that they were perfectly fitted, a bit like Egyptian sarcophagus, and they had a small glass window fit above the face for viewing. They weren't cheap so they were probably used only by wealthy families. Later, the form was changed to more box-like shape with two windows - one over the face and another one over the hands of the deceased. Coffins entirely made of glass were very popular in the late 1800s, I guess, especially when used for royalty... but it's just a digression, pardon me.