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Homecoming – Exhibition of Asante Gold Regalia at Manhiya Palace Museum, Kumasi

Type
Article/blog
Title
Homecoming – Exhibition of Asante Gold Regalia at Manhiya Palace Museum, Kumasi
Creator
Victoria & Albert Museum
Description
A blog post on the exhibition in the Manhyia Palace Museum, Ghana. The exhibition is a collaboration between Manhyia Palace Museum, the V&A and the British Museum.
Note
Asante gold court regalia acquired by the V&A in 1874 from items looted by British troops during the Anglo-Asante Wars has gone on show in Ghana for the first time in 150 years, through a significant cultural partnership between Manhyia Palace Museum, the V&A and the British Museum.
Source
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Gold pipe in possession of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. In May 2024 the artefact was returned on loan along with a number of other pieces to the Manhyia Palace, Kumasi, Ghana as part of an agreement to return objects taken 150 years earlier.
Ceremonial pipe ('Abua')