Takumi did yukkuri as armor before ( post #56601 ), but pulling aggro with such flimsy armor never seemed like a good idea to me. Sure they will take the draw the attacks, but they will splatter after the first few blows and be useless.
In certain area of Sumatra, there are stone cravings dated back to around neolithic era. The deceptively primitive arts show warriors battle to the death waring some kind of ball shape protective gears; mostly as a shield, body armor, and/or helmet. Experts in the field agreed that it's most likely not normal war armor, but it's serving some ritualistic purposes. What's highly debated is what that round things truly is. Many suggest they are plant or fruit of some sort. Other said it's bamboo-weaved. A few, usually regard and discredit as eccentrics, suggested they were Yukkuris, the 'magical' paste-based creature that was discovered a decade ago. The later suggestion usually pass-off as a joke, and the search for truth continues.
The Romans threw alices before close combat. Once the alices are stuck in the opponent yukkuri shield rapid spawn creation occur causing the shield to become so heavy they must be abandoned. Trying to remove alice prove difficult as cutting off the heavy raw pastry left the penipeni imbedded in the shield.