Ghana News » Ashanti News Ghana » Ashanti » History: What are the origins of the Asante's famous kente cloth? I traced its history to find out
Kente is a prestigious royal cloth of Ghana's Asante people, part of their historical and cultural heritage. But there's a debate about where it originated: the Bonwire community or the Adanwomase ...
News Ghana » Ashanti » History: The mystery of the Ashanti Kingdom bowl believed to be from 1500s Europe
On show at the British Museum in a display titled The Asante Ewer is the “Aya Kese”, believed to have been made in Europe, taken to the Asante Kingdom of Ghana, looted by British troops in the late ...
News Ghana » Ashanti » History: The Northern factor in Ashanti history
Reviewed by A. Adu Boahen in Transactions of the Historical Society of Ghana (Legon) 6, 1962, pages 126-129. (DT510.A1 H67 AFA) Reviewed by D. H. Jones in Journal of African history (Cambridge, ...
News Ghana » Ashanti » History: Asante architectural decoration of the walls, near Besease, Ghana
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. "The most distinct feature of ...
News Ghana » Ashanti » History: Ghana’s Ancient Asante Kingdom Reclaims Stolen Artifacts After 150 Years
Royal artifacts pillaged from Ghana’s ancient Asante kingdom 150 years ago by British colonial forces have been returned and formally presented to the kingdom. In a historic repatriation, seven royal ...
News Ghana » Ashanti » History: The Fowler Museum in L.A. Repatriates Seven Asante Treasures to Ghana
The Fowler Museum at the University of California, Los Angeles, has repatriated seven royal artifacts to Ghana. The move was initiated by the museum to mark 150 years after four of the items were ...