Shields

thumb |Zulu people|Zulu chief Goza and two of his councillors in war-dress, all with [[Nguni shields, . The size of the shield on the chief's left arm denotes his status, and the white colour that he is a married man.]] thumb|Wall painting depicting a Mycenaean Greece|Mycenaean Greek "figure eight", 15th century BC, [[National Archaeological Museum, Athens]]

main or focal element in an achievement of arms

riot control weapon

Infantry Defensive Formation

science fiction concept

thumb|The royal arms of Spain, showing the arms of Bourbon en surtout In heraldry, an inescutcheon is a small shield that is used to display a secondary coat of arms over a primary one. A secondary coat borne in this manner is said to be en surtout (from the French , "centrepiece"). Unless otherwise specified, inescutcheons appear at the fess point. They are often used by rulers to combine dynastic coats with territorial ones. The royal arms of Spain, for instance, include an inescutcheon bearing the arms of the ruling Bourbon dynasty.

shield designed to stop or deflect bullets and other projectiles fired at their carrier

armor for a crew-served or vehicle-mounted weapon

thumb|Riot police kettling protesters at the Camp for Climate Action#Camp in the City 2009|Camp for Climate action, part of the [[2009 G20 London summit protests]] thumb|Police kettling protesters at the Opernring in Vienna, COVID-19 pandemic in Austria#Prevention measures|part of the protest against coronavirus restrictions

type of hypervelocity impact shield used on spacecraft

Traditional cowhide shield used in southeastern Africa

thumb|16th-century adarga at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Salawaku (in the Tidore and Pagu languages), is a traditional shield originating from the Maluku Islands. It is also known as Ma Dadatoko, Salwake, Saluwaku or Salawako in Galela, Salawakunu in Loloda, Hawau-mu in Madole, Emuli in Buru or O Dadatoko in Tobelo. thumb|upright|left|A 17th–19th century salawaku from Halmahera, housed at [[Singapore’s Asian Civilisations Museum. This specimen is made from wood, nacre, porcelain, and hair.]]

Indian shield

defensive armour

Kurabit (also Kuraibi, Koraibi or Koraibit) is a traditional shield originating from the Mentawai Islands (generally from Siberut) off the coast of West Sumatra, Indonesia.

Baluse or Baloese is a traditional shield of the Nias people originating from Nias, an island off the west coast of North Sumatra, Indonesia. Baluse in the Northern Nias is somewhat smaller than those of the rest of the island.

shield used in China and Korea

Hand-held protective device

type of Shield

type of Shield

thumb|Glagwa shield A Glagwa is a bell-shaped shield of the Wandala peoples of northern Cameroon.