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Kofi Antubam was born in 1922 to 1964 in a small village in Volta region of Ghana. When his father died and he was later taken to Kumasi to stay with his uncle. He had his secondary education at Achimota College,in Accra and Goldsmith College in London.

As a son of traditional chief he received traditional education at the court of Ekumfi traditional state. He therefore knew and lived with the traditional philosophical concepts which inspired his works.

He was the first artist to identify blend Alan traditional philosophical symbols into visual messages thereby establishing a modern tradition of functional and totemic designs in fine Art in Ghana. When he was commissioned to execute panelled door for Ghana’s legislative assembly in Accra, he employed the traditional Akan Adinkra symbols of Hope,wisdom,Bravery,unity and under God’s protection. He used them as patterns to decorate the reliefs door.

He carved the presidential chair. He embodied similar symbolic features with the meaning and the functions similar to that of Akan traditional Royal stools. Thus crescent moon shape, seat, symbolic female representation of the society, the authority of over protection, reward and punishment of every individual. Antubam incorporated traditional symbol of unity with national emblem of five stars into the design of the stool. He decorated the ceiling of the inner chamber with traditional Adinkra symbols. Part of the inner chamber of the parliament of Ghana was decorated with relief panels by Antubam. These panel show series of customary life styles. Thus family oriented activities, Akan traditional court scenes with emphasis on etiquettes and mannerisms. Another important work he executed was the parliamentary mace. This also takes after Akan traditional linguist staff. The main totem is an eagle which signifies strength. This Ghana national. He decorated mace intaglio the following traditional symbols except God’s strength Hope and Unity. The base of the mace is shape in rainbow.

Antubam’s others contribution to the nation is his book entitled Ghana Heritage of Culture and the help he rendered to J.B.Danquah and Eva Meyerowitz in their research into Ghanaian religion and philosophy.