Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
4. Costume (hierarchy name)
5. costume (mode of fashion)
6. [costume by function]
7. protective wear
8. armor
9. [armor by form]

Narrower term/s

• bucklers
• pavises
• targets (shields)[+]
  • tilting targets [NP]
• aspes
• clipei (shields)
• hoplite shields
• parmae
• peltae
• scuta
• shield components [NP][+]
  • enarmes
  • umbos
• adargas
• rondaches
• insignia shields[+]
  • chimalli
  • cuexyoh chimalli (shield)
  • otlachimalli
  • tehuehuelli chimalli
  • lambdas
  • chimalxopilli
  • ihhuiteteyoh chimalli
• medicine shields

Anotations

Scope note:

General term for armor pieces carried in the hand or on the arm, used to parry an opponent's blows or provide shelter from projectiles. They have existed worldwide throughout history in a wide variety of sizes, shapes, and materials.