The stool is an important political symbol in the indigenous Akan form of government. The king's stool is usually decorated in gold, while the queenmother's stool is usually decorated in silver. The king's stool is believed by the Akan to inhabit the soul of the nation, that is, it marks continuities across generations and groups. It also marks close solidarities between the living and the dead. Obi te obi so .
Someone sits on someone else.
This symbol does not only point out the hierarchical nature of the Akan political organization, but it also points out the ordered structure of the society. Or, The ram may bully only when it is provoked to do so. The big and mighty do not go around throwing their weight about. The symbol is also referred to as odenkyem mmemu - Siamese twin crocodiles joined at the stomach. This symbol stresses the oneness of humanity in spite of cultural diversity.