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Ghana’s Asante king, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, will receive 28 historic gold ornaments and regalia this weekend, in the latest major restoration of cultural treasures to the West African country.
The objects, dating to the 19th century, are symbols of governance, chiefship, and royal heritage.
The objects had been part of the company’s Gold of Africa Museum in Cape Town, South Africa, before being transferred to the Javett Art Centre at the University of Pretoria.
Their return to Kumasi was approved three weeks ago by the Reserve Bank of South Africa, the statement added.
The objects will be housed in a new contemporary gallery recently added to the Manhyia Palace Museum.
This restitution brings the total number of cultural objects returned to the Asante Palace this year to 67, the largest repatriation of artefacts in Africa in recent years.
Earlier this year, seven items looted during the 1874 Anglo-Asante War were returned by the Fowler Museum at UCLA in California.
A further 32 were restituted from the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
An AngloGold Ashanti delegation will attend the ceremony in Kumasi.
