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Name: Dutch Donuts

Alternate Name(s): Dogon Donuts

Used by: AC

Derived from: Idea that they were made by the Dutch.

Idea that they are favored by the Dogon.

Earliest Use: Unknown.

Origin: German, ca. 1840 to 1900.

Distinctive Trait: Annular (better than donut) shape, wound.

Distribution: Africa, Asia.

Remarks: Better called "German wound annulars."

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