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The UK has returned 32 royal artifacts from the Asante Kingdom to present-day Ghana, more than 150 years after they were looted during the Anglo-Asante wars.

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The UK on Tuesday returned some 32 royal artifacts from the Asante Kingdom to present-day Ghana more than 150 years after their looting during the Anglo-Asante wars.

The UK on Wednesday returned some 32 royal artifacts from the Asante Kingdom to present-day Ghana more than 150 years after their looting during the Anglo-Asante wars.

The UK returned 32 royal artifacts from the Asante Kingdom to present-day Ghana, more than 150 years after they were looted during the Anglo-Asante wars.

The UK on Wednesday returned some 32 royal artifacts from the Asante Kingdom to present-day Ghana more than 150 years after their looting during the Anglo-Asante wars in the 19th century.

To return the mostly golden royal regalia the British Museum (BM) and the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) signed a loan deal with Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the current traditional ruler of the Asante people.

The return of the mostly golden royal regalia comes after the British Museum (BM) and the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) signed a loan deal with Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the current traditional ruler of the Asante people.

The return follows the signing of a loan agreement between the British Museum (BM), the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), and the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the current traditional ruler of the Asante people.

To return the royal regalia the British Museum (BM) and the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) signed a loan deal with Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the current traditional ruler of the Asante people.

The return follows the signing of a loan deal between the British Museum (BM), the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), and the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the current traditional ruler of the Asante people.

The mostly gold objects comprise fifteen pieces from the BM and seventeen from the V&A and are initially on loan for three years with the possibility of renewal for a further three years.

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The mostly gold regalia comprise fifteen pieces from the BM and seventeen from the V&A and are initially on loan for three years with the possibility of renewal for a further three years.

The mostly gold objects comprise 15 pieces from the BM and 17 from the V&A, and are initially on loan for three years with the possibility of renewal for a further three years.

The artifacts, including a golden peace pipe, a sword of state, and golden badges, will be displayed at the Manhyia Palace Museum in the Asante region's capital Kumasi in May as part of the Asantehene’s silver jubilee celebrations.

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The artifacts — including a golden peace pipe, a sword of state, and golden badges — will be displayed at the Manhyia Palace Museum in the Asante region's capital Kumasi in May as part of the Asantehene’s silver jubilee celebrations.

The artifacts, including a golden peace pipe, a sword of state and golden insignia, will be displayed at the Manhyia Palace Museum in Kumasi in June as part of the Asantehene’s silver jubilee celebrations.

The artifacts, including a golden peace pipe, a sword of state, and golden insignia, will be displayed at the Manhyia Palace Museum in Kumasi in May as part of the Asantehene’s silver jubilee celebrations.

The artifacts, including a golden peace pipe, a sword of state, and golden insignia, will be displayed at the Manhyia Palace Museum in the Asante region's capital Kumasi in May as part of the Asantehene’s silver jubilee celebrations.

The Asante kingdom was once one of the most powerful and significant states in West Africa. In 1874, British troops launched a "punitive expedition" against the Asante, plundering Kumasi and looting the palace treasures.

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Commenting on the artifacts' temporary return, Nana Oforiatta Ayim, a special advisor to Ghana's Minister of Culture, emphasized their "spiritual importance" and described the regalia as "part of the soul of the nation."

Commenting on the artifacts' temporary return, Nana Oforiatta Ayim, a special advisor to Ghana's Minister of Culture, emphasized their "spiritual importance" describing the regalia as "part of the soul of the nation."

The Asante kingdom was once one of the most powerful and significant states in West Africa. In 1874, British troops launched a "punitive expedition" against the Asante, plundering Kumasi and looting many of the palace treasures.

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By loaning the gold works, the UK acknowledges the artifacts' spiritual and cultural significance to the Asante people. Although the objects form only a part of the Asante collections, the loans include most of the key works to right some of the wrongs of Britain's colonial past. Legal restrictions make a permanent transfer impossible, and with the deal signed, the museums' legal ownership of the objects has been recognized, allowing for the past to be finally put to rest.

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The loan of the artifacts with their spiritual and historical significance is to be welcomed but is no more than a first step. Rather, it is yet another humiliation that the objects stolen during colonial times will only be loaned and not returned permanently. Furthermore, the deal only provides for the temporary return of a small portion of the hundreds of artifacts held in the UK. The wounds of the past will only really begin to heal once the Ansante cultural heritage returns to Ghana for good.

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This loan is  acknowledgement by the UK of the artifacts' spiritual and cultural significance to the Asante people. Although the objects form only a part of the Asante collections, this loan includes most of the key works to right some of the wrongs of Britain's colonial past.

This is a welcomed first step, but it must be seen as a first step toward full-time return of the artifacts, otherwise this is an embarrassment. The wounds of the past will only really begin to heal once the Asante cultural heritage returns to Ghana for good.

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