Diorama of Tlatelolco, Aztec Codices, Sculptures, Adornments, 1962-1996
File — Box: 2, Folder: 5
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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
- 1962-1996
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: Diorama of Tlatelolco. 12/1966, 4/1968
Sheet 2: Diorama of Tlatelolco. 4/1968, 3/1969.
Sheet 3: Diorama of Tlatelolco. 4/1968, 3/1969.
Sheet 4: One slide taped in back. Codex Illustrations. Undated.
Sheet 5: One slide taped in back. Diorama of Tlatelolco. Codex illustrations. Stone head. Ceramic figural vessels. A few slides marked with dimensions. 12/1966.
Sheet 6: One slide taped in back. Diorama of Tlatelolco and Tenochtitlan. Santa Cecilia Acatitlan and Cuernavaca architecture. Codex pages, maize relief block, Xoxotl dog, metal feathered anthropomorphic figurine. One slide marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with titles. 8/1963, 3/1969, 4/1969, 11/1970, 7/1969, 7/1992.
Sheet 7: Photos of ceremony in Zacatecas. Stone feathered serpent, coatlicue and other figurines. Wood skull vessel. Obsidian mask. A few slides marked with dimensions. 12/1963, 6/1972, 6/1977, 7/1992, 8/1992, 5/1996.
Sheet 8: Santa Cecilia Acatitlan architecture and Cuernavaca reliefs. Stone: snakes, relief block, Coatlicue, Tonacatecutli. Sahagun codex page. Cholula site photo. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with titles. 12/1963, 9/1964, 8/1968, 4/1969, 7/1969, 6/1972, 7/1995, 5/1996.
Sheet 9: Six slides taped in back. Florentine Codex pages. Undated.
Sheet 10: Diorama of Tlatelolco. Tenayuca, Teopanzoco, Castillo de Teayo, Santa Cecilia Acatitlan architecture. Huastec/Aztec stone sculpture. Aztec stone jaguar, Coatlicue, alabaster figural vessels, calendar stone. Ceramic temple forms and figural pipe. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with titles/descriptions. 10/1963, 9/1968, 3/1969, 4/1969, 7/1969, 4/1996.
Sheet 11: Several angles of Huastec/Aztec stone seated human with skull. Aztec stone head and jaguar. Several slides marked with dimensions. 4/1996, 9/1996.
Sheet 12: Three slides in individual sleeves marked with labels. Badianus Manuscript pages. Greenstone celt. Ceramic monkey figurine. Stone figurines and sculptures. Metal Quetzalcoatl. A few slides marked with dimensions. 6/1962, 5/1970, 11/1970, 6/1972, 4/1995, 11/1995, 4/1996.
Sheet 13: One slide taped/labeled along top and side edges. One commercial slide. Moctezuma headdress. Stone: Coatlicue, feathered serpent, rattlesnake, stone heads, greenstone mask. Mosaic double-headed serpent. Ceramic shrine figure of corn goddess, polychrome figural ceramic vessel. Colombian metal figurine (photo by Robert Sorrin). A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with titles/descriptions. 12/1963, 9/1968, 10/1982, 7/1992, 8/1992, 11/1993.
Sheet 14: One slide taped in back. Codex pages. Carved greenstone celt. Stone serpent. Photo of Zacatecas ceremony. One slide marked with dimensions. 6/1989, 10/1990.
Sheet 15: Two slides taped in back. Diorama of Tlatelolco. Codex pages. Ceramic figurines, tripod incensario. Wood mask. Stone snake sculpture. A few slides marked with dimensions. 8/1963, 12/1963, 12/1966, 7/1995.
Sheet 2: Diorama of Tlatelolco. 4/1968, 3/1969.
Sheet 3: Diorama of Tlatelolco. 4/1968, 3/1969.
Sheet 4: One slide taped in back. Codex Illustrations. Undated.
Sheet 5: One slide taped in back. Diorama of Tlatelolco. Codex illustrations. Stone head. Ceramic figural vessels. A few slides marked with dimensions. 12/1966.
Sheet 6: One slide taped in back. Diorama of Tlatelolco and Tenochtitlan. Santa Cecilia Acatitlan and Cuernavaca architecture. Codex pages, maize relief block, Xoxotl dog, metal feathered anthropomorphic figurine. One slide marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with titles. 8/1963, 3/1969, 4/1969, 11/1970, 7/1969, 7/1992.
Sheet 7: Photos of ceremony in Zacatecas. Stone feathered serpent, coatlicue and other figurines. Wood skull vessel. Obsidian mask. A few slides marked with dimensions. 12/1963, 6/1972, 6/1977, 7/1992, 8/1992, 5/1996.
Sheet 8: Santa Cecilia Acatitlan architecture and Cuernavaca reliefs. Stone: snakes, relief block, Coatlicue, Tonacatecutli. Sahagun codex page. Cholula site photo. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with titles. 12/1963, 9/1964, 8/1968, 4/1969, 7/1969, 6/1972, 7/1995, 5/1996.
Sheet 9: Six slides taped in back. Florentine Codex pages. Undated.
Sheet 10: Diorama of Tlatelolco. Tenayuca, Teopanzoco, Castillo de Teayo, Santa Cecilia Acatitlan architecture. Huastec/Aztec stone sculpture. Aztec stone jaguar, Coatlicue, alabaster figural vessels, calendar stone. Ceramic temple forms and figural pipe. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with titles/descriptions. 10/1963, 9/1968, 3/1969, 4/1969, 7/1969, 4/1996.
Sheet 11: Several angles of Huastec/Aztec stone seated human with skull. Aztec stone head and jaguar. Several slides marked with dimensions. 4/1996, 9/1996.
Sheet 12: Three slides in individual sleeves marked with labels. Badianus Manuscript pages. Greenstone celt. Ceramic monkey figurine. Stone figurines and sculptures. Metal Quetzalcoatl. A few slides marked with dimensions. 6/1962, 5/1970, 11/1970, 6/1972, 4/1995, 11/1995, 4/1996.
Sheet 13: One slide taped/labeled along top and side edges. One commercial slide. Moctezuma headdress. Stone: Coatlicue, feathered serpent, rattlesnake, stone heads, greenstone mask. Mosaic double-headed serpent. Ceramic shrine figure of corn goddess, polychrome figural ceramic vessel. Colombian metal figurine (photo by Robert Sorrin). A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with titles/descriptions. 12/1963, 9/1968, 10/1982, 7/1992, 8/1992, 11/1993.
Sheet 14: One slide taped in back. Codex pages. Carved greenstone celt. Stone serpent. Photo of Zacatecas ceremony. One slide marked with dimensions. 6/1989, 10/1990.
Sheet 15: Two slides taped in back. Diorama of Tlatelolco. Codex pages. Ceramic figurines, tripod incensario. Wood mask. Stone snake sculpture. A few slides marked with dimensions. 8/1963, 12/1963, 12/1966, 7/1995.
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