Fig. 4
From: The authentication and repatriation of a ceremonial tsantsa to its country of origin (Ecuador)
Fabrication evidence and hair characterization. a 3D volume rendering showing an uneven seam of stitching down back of head. b Hole in top of head and tissue deformation indicative of hanging c Natural fiber sutures at neck closure d Sutures along back of scalp and nits in hair. Curved arrows and dashes follow the baseball stitch pattern. e Tsantsa head hair. Hair shaft width is compared to hair medulla width (98.4 μm ± 18.1 and 23.3 μm ± 8, respectively) yields a hair width ratio of 0.23 ± 0.06. f An egg casing left from lice