The precious artifacts, comprising 15 items from the British Museum and 17 from the Victoria & Albert Museum , were originally pilfered from the court of the Asante king, during turbulent 19th-century clashes between the British and the influential Asante people.
The ceremonial return of these treasures comes amid mounting pressure on European and US museums and institutions to address the restitution of African artefacts plundered during the colonial era by powers such as Britain, France, Germany, and Belgium. “These cherished artefacts, which hold immense cultural and spiritual significance for the Ashanti people, are here as part of a loan agreement for an initial three years and renewable for another three,” Agyeman-Duah told AFP by telephone.
This move echoes a recent initiative by the Fowler Museum in California, which returned seven royal artifacts including a gold necklace and ornamental char to Ghana’s traditional Ashanti king, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, coinciding with his silver jubilee commemoration.
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