Ghana artifacts that were looted 150 years ago by British forces have been returned by a US museum – Winnipeg Free Press
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They include a gold necklace, an ornamental chair, two gold stool ornaments and two bracelets.
It is the latest in a series of stolen treasured items to be repatriated to African countries
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 kingdom on Thursday, the latest of a series of stolen treasured items being repatriated to several African countries. Looted from British-colonized Ghana in the 19th century before being transferred to Fowler Museum at the University of California, Los Angeles, in the 1960s, the artifacts included an elephant tail whisk, an ornamental chair made of wood, leather and iron, two gold stool ornaments, a gold nec...
In a planned gesture of restitution, a California museum returned seven royal artifacts to Ghana's traditional Ashanti king on Thursday, marking his...