Aztec Sculptures, Drums, Ceramics, 1992-1998
File — Box: 2, Folder: 6
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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
- 1992-1998
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: Stone: seated figure, corn goddess, several angles of female figurine. All MNA. Most slides marked with dimensions. 11/1995, 1/1998.
Sheet 2: Teponaztli drum. Teocalli stone (Throne of Moctezuma). Stone: monkey, snake, Macuilxochitl turtle, feline relief, other sculptures. Ceramic incised vessel and parrot figurine. All MNA. A few slides marked with dimensions. 7/1992, 12/1997, 1/1998.
Sheet 3: Stone: Coatlicue, relief blocks, stone glyph relief, monkey figurine. Ceramic incensario, head. All MNA. A few slides marked with dimensions. 8/1992, 1/1993, 12/1997.
Sheet 4: Stone: MNA Coatlicue details, feathered Xoxotl dog, canine head. Ceramic animal figurine. All MNA. 8/1992.
Sheet 5: Stone: disk reliefs, monkey sculpture, monkey pairs, relief blocks, snake, other figurines, vessel. Ceramic: double compartment vessel, head, pitcher, conical vessel. All MNA. 7/1992, 8/1992.
Sheet 6: Stone: relief disk details, standing figurine. Ceramic: pitcher, polychrome vase. All MNA. 7/1992, 8/1992.
Sheet 7: Stone: Details of MNA Coatlicue, serpent sculptures. All MNA. 8/1992.
Sheet 8: Stone: relief cylinders, Xoxotl feathered dog, grasshopper, rodent, relief block. All MNA. 7/1992, 8/1992.
Sheet 9: Stone: relief cylinders, Xoxotl feathered dog, jaguar, standing figurines, relief blocks. All MNA. 7/1992, 8/1992.
Sheet 10: Stone: relief disk with details, Xoxotl feathered dog, kneeling figurines, inlaid head, relief block. All MNA. 7/1992, 8/1992.
Sheet 11: Stone: relief disk with details, Tula relief, monkey head, seated sculpture, standing figure. All MNA. A few slides marked with descriptions. 7/1992.
Sheet 12: Diorama of Tlatelolco. Stone reliefs blocks, spoon, standing figurine, anthropomorphic jaguar. Teponaztli drum. Ceramic vessel, tripod vessel, incensario with handle. Gold leaf flint knife. All MNA. 7/1992.
Sheet 13: Stone: relief blocks, relief disk, standing and kneeling figurines, maize goddess, serpent. All MNA. 7/1992.
Sheet 2: Teponaztli drum. Teocalli stone (Throne of Moctezuma). Stone: monkey, snake, Macuilxochitl turtle, feline relief, other sculptures. Ceramic incised vessel and parrot figurine. All MNA. A few slides marked with dimensions. 7/1992, 12/1997, 1/1998.
Sheet 3: Stone: Coatlicue, relief blocks, stone glyph relief, monkey figurine. Ceramic incensario, head. All MNA. A few slides marked with dimensions. 8/1992, 1/1993, 12/1997.
Sheet 4: Stone: MNA Coatlicue details, feathered Xoxotl dog, canine head. Ceramic animal figurine. All MNA. 8/1992.
Sheet 5: Stone: disk reliefs, monkey sculpture, monkey pairs, relief blocks, snake, other figurines, vessel. Ceramic: double compartment vessel, head, pitcher, conical vessel. All MNA. 7/1992, 8/1992.
Sheet 6: Stone: relief disk details, standing figurine. Ceramic: pitcher, polychrome vase. All MNA. 7/1992, 8/1992.
Sheet 7: Stone: Details of MNA Coatlicue, serpent sculptures. All MNA. 8/1992.
Sheet 8: Stone: relief cylinders, Xoxotl feathered dog, grasshopper, rodent, relief block. All MNA. 7/1992, 8/1992.
Sheet 9: Stone: relief cylinders, Xoxotl feathered dog, jaguar, standing figurines, relief blocks. All MNA. 7/1992, 8/1992.
Sheet 10: Stone: relief disk with details, Xoxotl feathered dog, kneeling figurines, inlaid head, relief block. All MNA. 7/1992, 8/1992.
Sheet 11: Stone: relief disk with details, Tula relief, monkey head, seated sculpture, standing figure. All MNA. A few slides marked with descriptions. 7/1992.
Sheet 12: Diorama of Tlatelolco. Stone reliefs blocks, spoon, standing figurine, anthropomorphic jaguar. Teponaztli drum. Ceramic vessel, tripod vessel, incensario with handle. Gold leaf flint knife. All MNA. 7/1992.
Sheet 13: Stone: relief blocks, relief disk, standing and kneeling figurines, maize goddess, serpent. All MNA. 7/1992.
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