National Museums Scotland A.UC.316 (Shirt) Quillwork detail under Reflectance Transformation Imaging

A.UC.316 <br><br>NMS Catalogue Description: Tunic of deer leather ornamented with quillwork and tags of black hair and leather: North America, Plains, possibly Assiniboin or Yanktonai <br><br> <br><br>Reflectance Transformation Imaging dataset of quillwork detail taken on project visit to National Museums Collection Centre, Edinburgh September 2021. <br><br>Comprising 142 jpeg files, assembly files and finished .ptm file. <br><br> <br><br>RTI is a computational photographic method that captures a subject’s surface shape and color and enables the interactive re-lighting of the subject from any direction. RTI also permits the mathematical enhancement of the subject’s surface shape and color attributes. The enhancement functions of RTI reveal surface information that is not disclosed under direct empirical examination of the physical object. <br><br> <br><br>RTI Viewer and Builder are freely downloadable from Cultural Heritage Imaging. <br>