Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials (hierarchy name)
4. materials (substances)
5. [materials by function]
6. artists' materials
7. media (artists' materials)

Anotations

Scope note:

General term for a variety of artistic or communicative types of media used in a given work or works. Typically reserved for modern works. For works that are of a single type but use multiple materials, prefer "mixed media."