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Now, what amounts to signing under the Ordinance? If the grantor is an illiterate man, the ordinary mark in the shape of a St. Andrew’s cross will do. The name of the grantor must be written by a person duly authorised thereunto in the presence of the grantor, who must touch the pen after his name has been written, whereupon the writer makes his mark. The writer then, usually, signs his name as a witness, and, as a guarantee of good faith, states his address and the date of the execution.

• Source: Hayford, J. E. Casley. Gold Coast native institutions with thoughts upon a healthy imperial policy for the Gold Coast Ashanti. London: Cass, 1970.
• Culture: Akan
• Location: Africa