Nigeria, Ashanti, Zaire, Dan, Tchokwe, Senufo, Kuba, Baule, Bamana, Akan, Mali, Afanti, Benin, Ibibio, Yoruba, Fante, Ibo, Djenne, Makonde
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1-2
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
Collection includes around 78,000 35mm slides and a small number of film negatives photographed by Furst. There are also commercially purchased slides and some taken by a few other photographers, including his wife, Dee Furst. Furst used this collection for his teaching and research. The image topics include: pre-Hispanic and colonial era Latin American art and architecture; pre-Columbian, colonial, modern, and contemporary Native American ceremonial, tourist, and functional art objects, fine art, and cultural photographs; Asian and Siberian art and cultural artifacts; and photographs of flora and fauna specimens. The collection includes Furst's visits to many pre-Hispanic archaeological sites, as well as his trips to Europe. Many of the photographs are from museum collections, as well as galleries and private collections, with a significant number of images from the pre-Columbian expert David Stuart's gallery collections in Los Angeles.
Collection was received as binders of slides labeled by Furst into groups believed to correspond to lecture and research groupings. Furst's binder arrangement is preserved in folders, with each folder or folder group corresponding to one of the original binders. Slide order within binders/folders has generally been preserved; but binders have been alphabetized by topic. Collection was first received by the Bunting Visual Resources Library at the University of New Mexico and was later transferred to the Center for Southwest Research in 2016 and was processed in 2019. Specific identifying information is recorded in "general" notes with the archival object file records. A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher. The proposed book would have been titled "Shamanism and Arts of Ecstasy" and proposal materials include slides, prints, correspondence and an incomplete manuscript.
Collection was received as binders of slides labeled by Furst into groups believed to correspond to lecture and research groupings. Furst's binder arrangement is preserved in folders, with each folder or folder group corresponding to one of the original binders. Slide order within binders/folders has generally been preserved; but binders have been alphabetized by topic. Collection was first received by the Bunting Visual Resources Library at the University of New Mexico and was later transferred to the Center for Southwest Research in 2016 and was processed in 2019. Specific identifying information is recorded in "general" notes with the archival object file records. A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher. The proposed book would have been titled "Shamanism and Arts of Ecstasy" and proposal materials include slides, prints, correspondence and an incomplete manuscript.
Dates
- 1999-2002
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 78,000 items (31 boxes) : 78,000 film transparencies; 9 color prints ; 35 mm slides and negatives
General
Sheet 1: Nigeria metal currency, Ashanti stool and object. December 1999.
Sheet 2: Nyamwezi figurine, Zaire mask, Nigeria currency, Dan and Tchokwe mask, Senufo figurine. 1999; 2002.
Sheet 3: Unlabeled Nigeria metal currency, masks, figurines, and metal jewelry. 1999-2002.
Sheet 4: Yoruba figurines, Mali brass jewelry, Afanti figurines, Ashanti comb. 1999-2000; 2002.
Sheet 5: Dan masks. Some dimensions given. 2002.
Sheet 6: Akan figurines and staffs. 2002.
Sheet 7: Kuba vessels, Tchokwe masks, Senufo staff, Cameroons mask. 2002.
Sheet 8: Ashanti and Afante-Krobo figurines, Fang hat, Benin object. 2000; 2002.
Sheet 9: Unlabeled masks, figurines, and other objects. 2001-2.
Sheet 10: Bamana, Baule, and Dan masks, Ibibio figurine. 2002.
Sheet 11: Ashanti king's chair, stools, Kuba vessels and masks, Nigeria currency. 2001-2.
Sheet 12: Akan, Senufo, and Baule figurines, Tchokwe masks, Kuba vessels. 2002.
Sheet 13: Djenne vessels, Yoruba objects and figurines. 2002.
Sheet 14: Kuba masks and vessels, Baule mask. 2002.
Sheet 15: Baule figurines. 2002.
Sheet 16: Baule mask and slingshot, Makonde mask, Ashanti stool and comb, Nigeria currency. 2002.
Sheet 17: Dan masks, Dogon and Senufo objects. 2002.
Sheet 18: Fante figurines: divination. Nigeria copper and brass ornaments and objects. Tchokwe vessels and masks. 2002.
Sheet 19: Baule and Fante figurines, Benin bronze vessels, unlabeled figurines and vessels. Dimensions given for "Benin" objects. October 2001; May 2002.
Sheet 20: Fang medicine man's hat, unlabeled figurines and other objects. May 2000; April 2002.
Sheet 21: Unlabeled metal objects. July 2000; April 2002.
Sheet 22: Ibo brass currency. Dimensions given. May 2000.
Sheet 2: Nyamwezi figurine, Zaire mask, Nigeria currency, Dan and Tchokwe mask, Senufo figurine. 1999; 2002.
Sheet 3: Unlabeled Nigeria metal currency, masks, figurines, and metal jewelry. 1999-2002.
Sheet 4: Yoruba figurines, Mali brass jewelry, Afanti figurines, Ashanti comb. 1999-2000; 2002.
Sheet 5: Dan masks. Some dimensions given. 2002.
Sheet 6: Akan figurines and staffs. 2002.
Sheet 7: Kuba vessels, Tchokwe masks, Senufo staff, Cameroons mask. 2002.
Sheet 8: Ashanti and Afante-Krobo figurines, Fang hat, Benin object. 2000; 2002.
Sheet 9: Unlabeled masks, figurines, and other objects. 2001-2.
Sheet 10: Bamana, Baule, and Dan masks, Ibibio figurine. 2002.
Sheet 11: Ashanti king's chair, stools, Kuba vessels and masks, Nigeria currency. 2001-2.
Sheet 12: Akan, Senufo, and Baule figurines, Tchokwe masks, Kuba vessels. 2002.
Sheet 13: Djenne vessels, Yoruba objects and figurines. 2002.
Sheet 14: Kuba masks and vessels, Baule mask. 2002.
Sheet 15: Baule figurines. 2002.
Sheet 16: Baule mask and slingshot, Makonde mask, Ashanti stool and comb, Nigeria currency. 2002.
Sheet 17: Dan masks, Dogon and Senufo objects. 2002.
Sheet 18: Fante figurines: divination. Nigeria copper and brass ornaments and objects. Tchokwe vessels and masks. 2002.
Sheet 19: Baule and Fante figurines, Benin bronze vessels, unlabeled figurines and vessels. Dimensions given for "Benin" objects. October 2001; May 2002.
Sheet 20: Fang medicine man's hat, unlabeled figurines and other objects. May 2000; April 2002.
Sheet 21: Unlabeled metal objects. July 2000; April 2002.
Sheet 22: Ibo brass currency. Dimensions given. May 2000.
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu