Asante King Welcomes Returned Artifacts

On November eleventh, the Asante king of Ghana received a significant collection of gold and bronze artifacts from the UK and South Africa, marking a step towards cultural reconciliation. These items, some looted during colonial times, include royal regalia, drums, and ceremonial gold weights. British art historian Hermione Waterfield and AngloGold Ashanti contributed to the return, with Waterfield donating twenty-five pieces and AngloGold Ashanti returning the rest. This gesture follows past tensions between AngloGold Ashanti and local residents, who accused the company of exploiting mineral resources without contributing to local development. The returned artifacts include a wooden drum looted during the nineteenth-century Anglo-Asante wars. African nations calls for the return of looted items have seen success, with some pieces on loan and others returned, such as Germanys Benin bronzes to Nigeria. The Daily News Now! — Every city. Every story. AI-powered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.