05/12/2023
THE ASANTE EWER/JUG
I first discovered this intriguing bit of Asante/Anglo history about 5 years ago and recently discovered that it has been intriguing more people in the British Museums circles now more than ever.
Question? How many Ghanaians and for that matter Asante know about it and the Asante/Anglo war that resulted in the destruction of the original Asante Kingdom Palace called "Aban", from whence this ancient artefact (dated from 1300s) was stolen?
We are too busy sowing seeds of discord and division for political points. Repeating lies until they become the truth and orchestrating tribal pi***ng contests that we have forgotten a rich history we all share.
One History. One Ghana. One Africa. One Future. One Destiny
The museum is investigating how the English-made jug turned up in West Africa before being seized during the 19th-century Anglo-Ashanti wars