# Wardrobe in a video game - what is the "donut"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 18, 2022, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wardrobe-in-a-video-game-what-is-the-donut/969863 "2022-08-18T03:06:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wardrobe-in-a-video-game-what-is-the-donut/969863/1 "2022-08-18T03:06:40Z")
I’ve been playing a game based (probably very!) loosely on middle ages Japan, [Ghost of Tsushima](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_of_Tsushima), and I notice that some characters will have a wooden ‘donut’ on their belts. Example from concept art for the game: [![](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7e/43/6a/7e436a1a2ce73cbee7cfdcec51acc5c9.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7e/43/6a/7e436a1a2ce73cbee7cfdcec51acc5c9.jpg) What is that wood bagel-thing for? I see a groove in it in this illustration - carrier for a spare bowstring? Something else? This character in the game is a sword wielder and a bow ‘man’, but the illustration shows bow only, so I figure the donut is a bow thing. (also wondering why the pelt behind the knife, but whatever) ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wardrobe-in-a-video-game-what-is-the-donut/969863/2 "2022-08-18T03:10:42Z")
A friend of mine in my fantasy writing group says it’s used to bind twine or rope in a safer fashion than to just keep it hanging loosely. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wardrobe-in-a-video-game-what-is-the-donut/969863/3 "2022-08-18T03:18:41Z")
I’m thinking bowstring then ---
**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wardrobe-in-a-video-game-what-is-the-donut/969863/4 "2022-08-18T03:59:16Z")
Right. It’s called _tsurumaki_. See the annotation for the mounted archers on the 19th century scroll here: [http://digital.princeton.edu/annotatedscrolls/index.php?a=scroll](http://digital.princeton.edu/annotatedscrolls/index.php?a=scroll) ~Max ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wardrobe-in-a-video-game-what-is-the-donut/969863/5 "2022-08-18T04:21:01Z")
> [@Max\_S](#): > > Right. It’s called _tsurumaki_ Excellent, thank you, Max I couldn’t find the archer annotation in your link, but I found [this](https://www.kyudo.com/kyudo-e2.html): [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/uwA9Q1z.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/uwA9Q1z) (‘giriko’ is stuff to rub on your bowing fingers to prevent slipping) Ignorance fought! ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wardrobe-in-a-video-game-what-is-the-donut/969863/6 "2022-08-18T08:27:20Z")
This FQ was solved rather quickly. I hope it’s ok to add: **“So I tied an onion ring to my belt which was the style at the time.”** ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wardrobe-in-a-video-game-what-is-the-donut/969863/7 "2022-08-18T11:34:07Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > (also wondering why the pelt behind the knife, but whatever) Looks like an attenuated version/stylistic echo of the _natsukage mukabaki_ of [_mounted_](http://yabusame.or.jp/english/) [archers](http://www.fayemcnulty.com/blog/2018/10/4/3-november-2017-national-culture-day-meiji-jingu-tokyo-japan). - basically deerskin chaps. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wardrobe-in-a-video-game-what-is-the-donut/969863/8 "2022-08-18T12:51:28Z")
> [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](#): > > This FQ was solved rather quickly. I hope it’s ok to add: > > **“So I tied an onion ring to my belt which was the style at the time.”** I’ll bet a _tsurumaki_ would make a _great_ bagel-holder.