The 1921 Discovery of the Golden Stool

In 1921, a group of African laborers working on a road near Kumasi stumbled upon a hidden treasure: the Sika Dwa Kofi, the Golden Stool of the Asante people. This sacred symbol, believed to house the soul of the Asante nation, had been secretly buried since the 1896 British exile of Asantehene Prempeh I. Its accidental rediscovery set off a crisis that nearly sparked another war. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the dramatic events of 1921: how the stool was found, the British governor's disastrous demand to seize it, the Asante resistance led by the Mamponghene and others, and the secret restoration ceremony that kept the stool hidden again. They examine the political aftermath—the creation of the Asante Confederacy Council in 1924 and the return of Prempeh I as Kumasehene—and reflect on what the Golden Stool still means today as a symbol of unity and identity. This is a story of power, secrecy, and the lengths a people will go to protect what they hold sacred. #GoldenStool #SikaDwaKofi #Asante #Kumasi #1921 #PrempehI #Mamponghene #BritishColonial #GoldCoast #AsanteConfederacyCouncil #GhanaHistory #WestAfrica #ColonialResistance #SacredSymbol #CulturalHeritage #History #FexingoHistory #HiddenTreasure Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo