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He may never walk bare-footed, lest when the sole of his foot touches the ground some misfortune befall the community [...] His buttocks may not touch the ground: that again would bring misfortune. All these taboos remind the chief and everybody else that he occupies a sacred position.

• Source: Busia, K. A. The position of the chief in the modern political system of the Ashanti: a study of the influence of contemporary social change on Ashanti political institutions. London: The Oxford University Press for the International African Institute, 1951.
• Culture: Akan
• Location: Africa