Aztec Stone Sculptures, Figurines, Ceramics, 1963-1996
File — Box: 2, 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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
- 1963-1996
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: One slide taped in back. teponaztli drum, tlapanhuehuetl drum. Obsidian head, stone human figurines, skull, stone feline figurines. Ear spools. Greenstone inlaid sun god mask. Ceramic maize goddess and other figurine, figural pitcher. Several slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with titles/descriptions. 10/1963, 12/1963, 9/1968, 7/1992, 8/1992, 12/1994.
Sheet 2: Obsidian mirror, obsidian and crystal adornment. Stone figurines, bird head, Tlaloc vessel. Stone Xipe Totec. Ceramic skeletal figurine, plate. Several slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. 10/1963, 4/1968, 9/1989, 1/1991, 3/1995, 2/1996, 9/1996.
Sheet 3: One slide taped on bottom edge. Aztec codex pages. Calendar stone and other stone reliefs. Stone figurine. Obsidian mirror. Two slides marked with dimensions. 6/1966, 3/1969, 7/1992, 2/1996, 9/1996.
Sheet 4: One slide taped in back. Stone and shell inlaid ear spools. Ceramic figural pitcher. Coatlicue. Stone figurine and reliefs. Codex pages. Most slides marked with dimensions. 7/1992, 8/1992, 12/1994.
Sheet 5: Some dates illegible. Teponaztli drums, Stone figurines; one Toci. Polychrome plate. Alabaster heart sacrifice bowl.Gold and ceramic ear spools. Metal figurine giving birth, metal owl head. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. 12/1963, 6/1972, 9/1989, 5/1993.
Sheet 6: Coatlicue and details. Stone figurines: Tlaloc bowl, Tlazolteote, Macehual, Quetzalcoatl, feline, and greenstone sculpture. Ear spools, codex pages.Two slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. 10/1963, 11/1983, 11/1993.
Sheet 7: Stone figurines: coatlicue, Tonatiuh, and others. Codex pages. Fake metal "birth goddess" figurine head. Two slides marked with descriptions. 8/1968, 2/1983, 8/1992, 11/1993, 1/1996.
Sheet 8: One slide taped in back. Codex Mendoza pages. Metal snake figurine. Coatlicue details. A few slides numbered, most likely referring to page numbers. Two slides marked with dimensions. 9/1981, 1/1986, 8/1986, 4/1990, 1/1996
Sheet 9: Stone figures: Toci, Quetzalcoatl, Chapultepec, and others. Alabaster heart sacrifice bowl. Zacatecas photo of man. Polychrome plate. Metal snake. Several slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. 8/1963, 10/1963, 10/1982, 4/1990, 11/1993.
Sheet 10: Stone figurines: frogs, snake, and others. Ceramic monkey, Human wearing skin, architectural form, vessel. Most slides marked with dimensions. 5/1970, 3/1980, 11/1993.
Sheet 11: One slide taped in back. Teponaztli drum, quartz and obsidian adornment, stone arm, heads, figurines, feathered canine Xototl, snake head, relief. Photo of codex. Ceramic plate. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. 12/1963, 8/1968, 10/1990, 11/1992, 11/1993.
Sheet 12: Several slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. Two slides taped in back. Stone figures: Chapultetec, Macehual, Xototl, corn goddess, Xiuhtecuhtli. Cuernavaca stone relief. Santa Cecilia Acatitlan photo. Inlaid greenstone sun god masks. Ceramic architectural forms, figural vessel, and figurines. 9/1962, 10/1963, 12/1963, 5/1965, 7/1968, 9/1968, 4/1969, 7/1969, 6/1972, 6/1989, 5/1993.
Sheet 13: Three slides taped in back. Stone figurines, serpentine face mask. Calendar stone, stone skin-wearing figurine, Hackmack box. Several slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. 11/1992, 5/1993.
Sheet 14: One slide taped in back. Skeletal Xoxotl greenstone figurine with several angles. Hackmack box, hackmack box illustrations. Teponaztli drum. Stone Chapultepec. Most slides marked with descriptions. 8/1963, 10/1963, 8/1968.
Sheet 15: Two slides taped in back. Stone: feathered serpents and serpents, Earth monster, feather and fur Xoxotl. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. 10/1963, 4/1968, 8/1968, 2/1981.
Sheet 16: One slide taped in back. Stone: 2 coatlicue, Tlaolteotl, Chicomecoatl, 5 Chalchiuhtlicue, hackmack, Ehecatl, Xiuhtecuhtli. A few slides marked with dimensions. Several slides marked with descriptions. 5/1962, 6/1963, 8/1963, 10/1963, 12/1963, 6/1965, 7/1968.
Sheet 17: Calendar stone and painted calendar stone illustration. 10/1963, 2/1982.
Sheet 18: One slide taped in back. Stone: snake, dog, armadillo, jaguar, mouse, bird head. Stone and ceramic figurines. Calendar stone illustration. Several slide marked with titles/descriptions. 5/1962, 10/1963, 12/1963, 5/1965, 10/1967, 7/1968, 8/1968, 5/1970, 1/1982, 9/1982.
Sheet 19: One slide broken on top edge. Stone: snake head, Xiuhcoatl, seated figures, standard bearer, standing figure. A few slides marked with descriptions. 8/1961, 5/1962, 8/1963, 5/1965, 4/1968, 7/1968, 8/1968, 3/1969, 6/1972, 1/1982.
Sheet 20: Stone: ballplayer, snakes, stone heads, bird warrior, "Precious" glyph sculpture. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. 10/1963, 4/1968, 7/1968, 8/1968, 6/1972.
Sheet 21: Stone: Maize goddess, coatlicue, macehual, bird warrior, and other figures. Ceramic figurines and masks. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. 6/1963, 10/1963, 3/1965, 10/1967, 7/1968, 8/1968, 2/1983.
Sheet 22: Stone: Tonacatecutli, Tonatouhi, Tlaloc, Ixlilton, and other seated figures. 7/1968, 8/1968, 9/1982.
Sheet 23: Wood: Macuilxochitl. Stone: Cholula, Tezcatlipoca, Ehecatl, Xiuhtecuhtli, and others. Two slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. 10/1963, 12/1963, 7/1968, 8/1968, 6/1977.
Sheet 24: Stone Coatlicue. 12/1963.
Sheet 2: Obsidian mirror, obsidian and crystal adornment. Stone figurines, bird head, Tlaloc vessel. Stone Xipe Totec. Ceramic skeletal figurine, plate. Several slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. 10/1963, 4/1968, 9/1989, 1/1991, 3/1995, 2/1996, 9/1996.
Sheet 3: One slide taped on bottom edge. Aztec codex pages. Calendar stone and other stone reliefs. Stone figurine. Obsidian mirror. Two slides marked with dimensions. 6/1966, 3/1969, 7/1992, 2/1996, 9/1996.
Sheet 4: One slide taped in back. Stone and shell inlaid ear spools. Ceramic figural pitcher. Coatlicue. Stone figurine and reliefs. Codex pages. Most slides marked with dimensions. 7/1992, 8/1992, 12/1994.
Sheet 5: Some dates illegible. Teponaztli drums, Stone figurines; one Toci. Polychrome plate. Alabaster heart sacrifice bowl.Gold and ceramic ear spools. Metal figurine giving birth, metal owl head. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. 12/1963, 6/1972, 9/1989, 5/1993.
Sheet 6: Coatlicue and details. Stone figurines: Tlaloc bowl, Tlazolteote, Macehual, Quetzalcoatl, feline, and greenstone sculpture. Ear spools, codex pages.Two slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. 10/1963, 11/1983, 11/1993.
Sheet 7: Stone figurines: coatlicue, Tonatiuh, and others. Codex pages. Fake metal "birth goddess" figurine head. Two slides marked with descriptions. 8/1968, 2/1983, 8/1992, 11/1993, 1/1996.
Sheet 8: One slide taped in back. Codex Mendoza pages. Metal snake figurine. Coatlicue details. A few slides numbered, most likely referring to page numbers. Two slides marked with dimensions. 9/1981, 1/1986, 8/1986, 4/1990, 1/1996
Sheet 9: Stone figures: Toci, Quetzalcoatl, Chapultepec, and others. Alabaster heart sacrifice bowl. Zacatecas photo of man. Polychrome plate. Metal snake. Several slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. 8/1963, 10/1963, 10/1982, 4/1990, 11/1993.
Sheet 10: Stone figurines: frogs, snake, and others. Ceramic monkey, Human wearing skin, architectural form, vessel. Most slides marked with dimensions. 5/1970, 3/1980, 11/1993.
Sheet 11: One slide taped in back. Teponaztli drum, quartz and obsidian adornment, stone arm, heads, figurines, feathered canine Xototl, snake head, relief. Photo of codex. Ceramic plate. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. 12/1963, 8/1968, 10/1990, 11/1992, 11/1993.
Sheet 12: Several slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. Two slides taped in back. Stone figures: Chapultetec, Macehual, Xototl, corn goddess, Xiuhtecuhtli. Cuernavaca stone relief. Santa Cecilia Acatitlan photo. Inlaid greenstone sun god masks. Ceramic architectural forms, figural vessel, and figurines. 9/1962, 10/1963, 12/1963, 5/1965, 7/1968, 9/1968, 4/1969, 7/1969, 6/1972, 6/1989, 5/1993.
Sheet 13: Three slides taped in back. Stone figurines, serpentine face mask. Calendar stone, stone skin-wearing figurine, Hackmack box. Several slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. 11/1992, 5/1993.
Sheet 14: One slide taped in back. Skeletal Xoxotl greenstone figurine with several angles. Hackmack box, hackmack box illustrations. Teponaztli drum. Stone Chapultepec. Most slides marked with descriptions. 8/1963, 10/1963, 8/1968.
Sheet 15: Two slides taped in back. Stone: feathered serpents and serpents, Earth monster, feather and fur Xoxotl. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. 10/1963, 4/1968, 8/1968, 2/1981.
Sheet 16: One slide taped in back. Stone: 2 coatlicue, Tlaolteotl, Chicomecoatl, 5 Chalchiuhtlicue, hackmack, Ehecatl, Xiuhtecuhtli. A few slides marked with dimensions. Several slides marked with descriptions. 5/1962, 6/1963, 8/1963, 10/1963, 12/1963, 6/1965, 7/1968.
Sheet 17: Calendar stone and painted calendar stone illustration. 10/1963, 2/1982.
Sheet 18: One slide taped in back. Stone: snake, dog, armadillo, jaguar, mouse, bird head. Stone and ceramic figurines. Calendar stone illustration. Several slide marked with titles/descriptions. 5/1962, 10/1963, 12/1963, 5/1965, 10/1967, 7/1968, 8/1968, 5/1970, 1/1982, 9/1982.
Sheet 19: One slide broken on top edge. Stone: snake head, Xiuhcoatl, seated figures, standard bearer, standing figure. A few slides marked with descriptions. 8/1961, 5/1962, 8/1963, 5/1965, 4/1968, 7/1968, 8/1968, 3/1969, 6/1972, 1/1982.
Sheet 20: Stone: ballplayer, snakes, stone heads, bird warrior, "Precious" glyph sculpture. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. 10/1963, 4/1968, 7/1968, 8/1968, 6/1972.
Sheet 21: Stone: Maize goddess, coatlicue, macehual, bird warrior, and other figures. Ceramic figurines and masks. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. 6/1963, 10/1963, 3/1965, 10/1967, 7/1968, 8/1968, 2/1983.
Sheet 22: Stone: Tonacatecutli, Tonatouhi, Tlaloc, Ixlilton, and other seated figures. 7/1968, 8/1968, 9/1982.
Sheet 23: Wood: Macuilxochitl. Stone: Cholula, Tezcatlipoca, Ehecatl, Xiuhtecuhtli, and others. Two slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. 10/1963, 12/1963, 7/1968, 8/1968, 6/1977.
Sheet 24: Stone Coatlicue. 12/1963.
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