Britain and South Africa hand back Ghanaian royal artefacts

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Britain and South Africa hand back Ghanaian royal artefacts  The more than 130 gold and bronze items were taken from Ghana between the 1870s and early 20th century.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/11/britain-and-south-africa-hand-back-ghanaian-royal-artefacts  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:01More than 130 gold and bronze artefacts taken between the 1870s and the early 20th century

00:08being returned to Ghana.

00:10They were delivered by Britain and South Africa to King Utunfuo Setutu II

00:15at the Munir Palace Museum in Kumasi on Sunday.

00:19The items included royal regalia, drums and ceremonial gold weights.

00:25Dating between 45 and 160 years old, the artefacts depict governance systems,

00:31spiritual beliefs and the role of gold in the Asante society.

00:36The King thanked South African mining company Anglo Gold Asante

00:40for returning several items purchased on the open market.

00:44Other artefacts come from the Barbier Moulle Museum in Geneva and a private collector.

00:50One of them is a wooden drum believed to have been seized during the Siege of Kumasi

00:56by British colonial forces in 1900.

01:00The Asante Kingdom was a powerful and wealthy state that ruled much of Ghana

01:05from the late 17th to the early 20th century before being annexed by Britain in 1901.

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