Ghana Rejoices As Crown Jewels Looted By British Put On Display After Return - In January 2024, the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum announced that they would give back several gold and silver artefacts looted during colonial times from Ghana's Asante royal court. The artefacts were taken following the third Anglo-Asante War in 1874 and consist of 32 items, 15 from the British Museum and 17 from the Victoria and Albert Museum. It was announced that these artefacts will be on loan and displayed at the Manhyia Palace Museum in Kumasi, the Asantehene kingdom's capital, for three years, extendable to six. The UK kept its word, and now, the looted artefacts from the Asante kingdom are finally on display in Ghana, 150 years after British colonisers took them. Before we dive into our topic today, if you haven't already, please consider subscribing to our channels and ringing the bell to be notified about all our exciting future videos.
The return of the artefacts coincides with the silver jubilee celebration of the Asantehene Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II, with whom the British museums struck the loan agreement. The Asantehene, or Asante king, is revered as a symbol of traditional power and is said to be imbued with the spirits of his forefathers. However, his kingdom is now part of Ghana's contemporary democracy. And now, hundreds of Ghanaians are flocking to the Asantehene's Manhyia Palace Museum in Kumasi to welcome the 32 items home. Among the items on display are a 300-year-old Mponponso sword used in Asantehene swearing-in ceremonies, a gold peace pipe and gold badges worn by officials tasked with cleansing the king's soul. "This is a day for Asante. A day for the Black African continent. The spirit we share is back," said Asante King Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. Similarly, Dr Tristam Hunt, director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, who travelled to Kumasi for the ceremony, said "These treasures have borne witness to triumph and trials of the great kingdom and their return to Kumasi is a testament to the power of cultural exchange and reconciliation."
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