A coffin 10 comprising a body 12 manufactured from a sheet material and an outer sleeve 11 formed of a woven material, where the sheet material does not comprise a frame or substructure. Preferably the sleeve does not comprise a base/bottom surface, but instead is woven into the sheets of the coffin body. The sleeve might be woven cloth, or might be formed of other natural warp and weft such as bamboo, wicker, willow etc. Preferably the sheet material is a corrugated fibreboard and it may be arranged in multiple layers 12, 13 with the flutes of the corrugation offset to improve strength. The body might be formed of a blank (fig. 5) consisting of a central portion 31 and a series of flaps 33. Handles 15 may be provided, secured by passing them through 20both the body and the sleeve.
