"Ivor Agyeman-Duah, the director of the Manhyia Palace Museum in the Asante (or Ashanti) capital of Kumasi, plans to travel to London early this month to request the ewer. He tells The Art Newspaper that he will then make an "official" loan request. This is likely to be formally requested on behalf of Asantehene (king) Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II."
"In York it is being shown with two smaller ewers, both of which were almost certainly of British origin. They too ended up in Kumasi, where they were looted in 1896 and 1900. One (right, in image) is also in the British Museum's collection, and the other (left) is deposited at the York Army Museum (from the Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire)."
The 14th-century Asante Ewer was made in England, travelled to West Africa, and was looted from the royal palace in Kumasi in 1896 before acquisition by the British Museum. The Manhyia Palace Museum director plans to travel to London to request the ewer and will make an official loan request likely on behalf of the Asantehene. Informal discussions have taken place and the British Museum appears open to a long-term loan, typically three years. Agreeing to a loan would imply recognition of British Museum ownership and would likely preclude a claim for permanent restitution. Relations between the museums are cooperative and other looted artefacts have already been lent.
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