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The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has stepped up negotiations for the possible return of Ashanti regalia items taken from Kumasi by the British army, after the Ashanti war against the British in 1874, also known as the Battle of Amoaful.
Last Thursday, he held discussions with the leadership of the British Museum in London on the matter.
The British Museum has a collection of treasures, including those taken away from the palace of the Asantehene during the War of 1874.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu also requested areas of contemporary cultural cooperation in the management and technical assistance with the Manhyia Palace Museum.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu explained that the Manhyia Palace Museum, which had been undergoing major restructuring and expansion, provided an avenue for profit-making.
He said the museum, like all major museums, needed other collections to occasionally strengthen patronage and growth.
That, he said, was notwithstanding the laws of antiquity in Britain.
Source:NKONKONSA.com
