The 14th-century, English-made Asante Ewer was seized from the royal palace in Kumasi in 1896 and has been held by the ...
ACCRA, Ghana — Seven royal artifacts looted 150 years ago by British colonial forces from Ghana’s ancient Asante kingdom and kept by a United States museum have been returned and presented to the ...
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Looted 14th-Century English Jug May Soon Head to Ghana
The lidded bronze jug was looted from the royal palace in Kumasi, capital of the Ashanti (Asante) Kingdom, now Ghana.
Looted artefacts from the Asante kingdom are finally on display in Ghana, 150 years after British colonisers took them. Ghanaians flocked to the Manhyia Palace Museum in Kumasi, the capital of Asante ...
Seven handcrafted Asante objects have just travelled halfway around the globe to be returned, 150 years later, to the family of their original owners in Kumasi, Ghana. On Monday (5 February) they were ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Donor notes read: "Military Museum, Kumasi Fort. Kumasi trip, Feb. 14-16, 1986. The date on the slide is MAR 86." Slide included in the ...
More than 130 gold and bronze artefacts taken between the 1870s and early 20th century were returned to Ghana on Sunday. They were delivered by Britain and South Africa to King Otumfuo Osei Tutu II at ...
In February 1974, the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi, celebrated the centenary of British invasion in honor of those who died. On Sunday, February 10, the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Opoku Ware II, and ...
Ghana’s rich cultural tradition is epitomized by Asanteman (the Ashanti kingdom) and its leader the Asantehene Otumfuo Tutu II. The Ashanti kingdom plays a very important role in the socio-political ...
Ghana remains the Gateway to Africa, whereas Kumasi is often described as the Garden City of West Africa. As to whether the latter has lived up to its name or not, it's a topic for another day but one ...
Kumasi was called the garden city – but green spaces are vanishing in a clash of landuse regulations
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