Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
4. Tools and Equipment (hierarchy name)
5. equipment
6. [equipment by process]
7. image-making equipment
8. painting equipment

Additional parents:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment
4. Tools and Equipment
5. equipment
6. equipment by process
7. cutting equipment
8. cutting tools
9. knives

Anotations

Scope note:

Tools having very flexible blades, used by artists to mix colors or spread paint; sometimes used to apply paint or to clean the palette. Palette knives resemble knives, but do not have sharp edges and are not used for cutting.