Caskets & Urns
Choosing a Casket or Urn
Choosing a casket or urn for your loved one is a highly personal process. The factors to consider are:
- Cost
- What style you like
- What you feel fits best with the character of the deceased person.
CASKETS
We have a large range of caskets available in a variety of styles and materials. These include formal designs in traditional NZ rimu timber, contemporary styles in other natural timbers, and painted or themed designs on composite materials.
We also offer a variety of alternative, eco-friendly options including woollen or sustainable New Zealand pine caskets.
What is the difference between a casket or a coffin?
The shape. Caskets are rectangular in shape; coffins are wider at the shoulders and taper inwards at the feet. At Sowman’s we use “casket” to refer to both.
The Casket Collection
Cloud
Hand stitched NZ wool casket, with 100% recycled cardboard frame, reinforced with…
Cloud
Hand stitched NZ wool casket, with 100% recycled cardboard frame, reinforced with olive wood in the base.
Willow
Wicker Casket with Natural Calico lining.
Pine with rope handles
Solid natural pine casket and rope handles, unbleached calico interior
Pine with rope handles
Solid natural pine casket and rope handles, unbleached calico interior
Vintage Vivid
Proudly designed and manufactured in New Zealand from environmentally sustainable materials, every…
Vintage Vivid
Proudly designed and manufactured in New Zealand from environmentally sustainable materials, every casket comes complete with natural fibre and wool drapery which is 100% biodegradable.
Custom Colour
Can be painted any colour from the Resene colour chart.
Custom Colour
Can be painted any colour from the Resene colour chart.
Witherlea
High lustre finish to your chosen colour, nickel-plated drop bar handles, oyster…
Witherlea
High lustre finish to your chosen colour, nickel-plated drop bar handles, oyster satin interior.
Mayfield
Flat lid of Rimu recoat construction, nickel-coated fixed handles, oyster satin interior.
Mayfield
Flat lid of Rimu recoat construction, nickel-coated fixed handles, oyster satin interior.
Grove
MDF Sealed Casket with fixed nickel handles and satin interior.
Grove
MDF Sealed Casket with fixed nickel handles and satin interior.
Marlborough
Sustainable grown rimu wood casket, lined with natural calico interior and black…
Marlborough
Sustainable grown rimu wood casket, lined with natural calico interior and black drop bar handles.
Redwood
Polished Rosewood-style veneer, double raised lid, nickel-plated drop-bar handles, oyster satin interior.
Redwood
Polished Rosewood-style veneer, double raised lid, nickel-plated drop-bar handles, oyster satin interior.
Rarangi
Driftwood coloured rimu recoat, lined with natural calico interior.
Rarangi
Driftwood coloured rimu recoat, lined with natural calico interior.
The Urn Collection
When people think of urns, they tend to picture them in a Grecian style. But cremation urns are usually box-shaped.
Like caskets, they come in a large range of styles and materials. They can also be themed and personalised.
The Sowman’s team will guide you through the selection so that you can compare styles.
Scatter Tubes
Full range of designs and sizes available in store.
Scatter Tubes
Full range of designs and sizes available in store.
Custom Colour
Vinyl wrapped in a colour of your choice. Any colour from the…
Custom Colour
Vinyl wrapped in a colour of your choice. Any colour from the resene colour chart.
View the Collection
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