Ghana’s Ashanti King Receives Looted Royal Artefacts From U.S. Museum
[ad_1] A California museum on Thursday returned seven royal artefacts to Ghana's traditional Ashanti king to commemorate his silver jubilee in the first planned handovers of Ashanti treasures looted during colonial times. The ceremony came as pressure grows for European and US museums and institutions to restore African artefacts stolen during the rule of former colonial powers Britain, France, Germany and Belgium. The Ghana royal treasures from the Fowler Museum, including a gold necklace, an ornamental chair and an elephant […]