Popular Ghanaian YouTuber Wode Maya Jokingly Asks CNN Journalist To Return African Artefacts In UK Museum

• It is well known that when the Europeans colonised countries in Africa and other places, they took some artefacts from those places
• However, several countries that were colonised have been asking for their former masters to return their cultural heritages and the artefacts in their possession
• The colonial masters have not done much to show their willingness to return the stolen African artefacts to the original owners

Renowned Ghanaian YouTuber Wode Maya asked an international correspondent of CNN to bring back African artefacts from a museum in the United Kingdom.

Larry Madowo in a tweet, said he visited the British Museum, which is home to several artefacts the British took from countries they colonised, especially Africa. Larry posted a photo of the museum with the caption:

Went to the British Museum to see things that belonged to my ancestors.

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Several social media users commented on the post. One of them was famous Ghanaian YouTuber Wode Maya.

In his comment, Wode Maya urged Larry to return with some African artefacts.

“Please bring it home. It ain’t stealing,” he commented.

One person who uses the name @AdamGborgla on Twitter asked if Africa has what it takes to care for these artefacts.

“Those wishing we bring the artefacts back home. Do u have the facilities to contain them? The 1 here were, are we able to take care of them? Even carved objects made by carpenters are not being patronised, let alone antiquity artefacts! We are being brainwashed,” he said.

Prominent Ghanaians call for Britain to return Ghana’s ‘stolen’ artefacts

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There have been several calls by some renowned Ghanaians for the British government to repatriate cultural heritage and artefacts illegally taken from the country.

These personalities include the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and a Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts, and Culture, Mark Okraku Mantey.

Some of the items taken by the British were masks and busts made from pure gold, necklaces, bracelets of gold, coral ornaments, swords, caps mounted in solid gold, knives set in gold and silver, bags of gold dust and nuggets, sandals and stools set in gold, carved stools mounted in silver, calabashes worked in silver and gold, among many other priceless items.

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Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that when Queen Elizabeth II died, it revived the conversation over Africa’s colonial past.

Several citizens of countries colonised by the British thought it was an excellent time to raise concerns over atoning for slavery and repatriating stolen artefacts held for years in museums located in London and Paris.

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Source: YEN.com.gh