Colima Ceramic Figurines and Figural Vessels, 1962-1997
File — Box: 4, Folder: 9-10
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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
- 1962-1997
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: Colima ceramic human figurines and figural human and dog vessels. Peruvian Arica wooden dog. Dimensions given. December 1996.
Sheet 2: Colima seated ceramic figurines. Incised figural vessel. Dimensions given. June 1997.
Sheet 3: Seated and standing ceramic figurines. Ceramic bird whistle. Parrot, animal figural, phallic vessels. Dimensions and some info given. 1965; 1969; 1984; 1994-6.
Sheet 4: Seated and standing ceramic figurines. Ceramic bird whistle, flute. Head and phallic vessels. Some dimensions given. 1963-5; 1969; 1990.
Sheet 5: Standing ceramic figurines: warriors and musicians. Bird whistle and flutes. Phallic vessel. Some dimensions and info given. 1963; 1965; 1984-5; 1990.
Sheet 6: Ceramic figural head vessels. Vessels with molded snakes. Some dimensions given. 1962-5; 1984.
Sheet 7: Seated and standing ceramic figurines. Lidded and tripod vessels, phallic vessels. Some dimensions given. 1965; 1970; 1993.
Sheet 8: Seated and standing ceramic figurines: warriors. Figural vessels and jar. Dimensions given. 1996-7.
Sheet 9: Seated and standing ceramic figurines: parental figures, dog. Figural ceramic vessel and jars. Some dimensions and info given. 1968; 1978; 1995-6.
Sheet 10: Standing female figurines. Warrior figurine. Figural ceramic vessels, jar. Incised spindle whorl. Dimensions given. February 1996.
Sheet 11: Shell ornaments, necklace. Ceramic shell form. Crouching figure, standing male figures, figurines pairs. Figural head vessel. Crouching skeletal figurine. Ceramic jar. 1981; 1984; 1990; 1994-6.
Sheet 12: Ceramic figurines: standing, parental, drumming, grinding grain. Standing figurines. Group of figurines in circle. Dimensions given. September 1996.
Sheet 13: Crouched skeletal and standing ceramic figurines. Seated and acrobatic figural vessels. Ceramic jars, cylinder vessels. Ceramic shell form. Dimensions given. 1996.
Sheet 14: Shell and stone necklaces, bracelets. Ceramic shell form. Morelos figural vessel. Jalisco foot vessel. Nayarit standing figurine. Colima seated figurine. Some dimensions and info given. 1967; 1996.
Sheet 15: Colima seated and standing ceramic figurines. Figural vessels: turtle, dog. Dimensions given. 1996.
Sheet 16: Colima ceramic architectural forms. Standing female figurines. Jar, dog and snake vessels. Dimensions given. 1971; 1996.
Sheet 17: Figural vessels: horny toads, turtle, snakes, dogs, possum. Dog incensarios. Seated whistle. Architectural form. Figurine pairs and family. Jalisco seated figurine. Dimensions given. 1964; 1996.
Sheet 2: Colima seated ceramic figurines. Incised figural vessel. Dimensions given. June 1997.
Sheet 3: Seated and standing ceramic figurines. Ceramic bird whistle. Parrot, animal figural, phallic vessels. Dimensions and some info given. 1965; 1969; 1984; 1994-6.
Sheet 4: Seated and standing ceramic figurines. Ceramic bird whistle, flute. Head and phallic vessels. Some dimensions given. 1963-5; 1969; 1990.
Sheet 5: Standing ceramic figurines: warriors and musicians. Bird whistle and flutes. Phallic vessel. Some dimensions and info given. 1963; 1965; 1984-5; 1990.
Sheet 6: Ceramic figural head vessels. Vessels with molded snakes. Some dimensions given. 1962-5; 1984.
Sheet 7: Seated and standing ceramic figurines. Lidded and tripod vessels, phallic vessels. Some dimensions given. 1965; 1970; 1993.
Sheet 8: Seated and standing ceramic figurines: warriors. Figural vessels and jar. Dimensions given. 1996-7.
Sheet 9: Seated and standing ceramic figurines: parental figures, dog. Figural ceramic vessel and jars. Some dimensions and info given. 1968; 1978; 1995-6.
Sheet 10: Standing female figurines. Warrior figurine. Figural ceramic vessels, jar. Incised spindle whorl. Dimensions given. February 1996.
Sheet 11: Shell ornaments, necklace. Ceramic shell form. Crouching figure, standing male figures, figurines pairs. Figural head vessel. Crouching skeletal figurine. Ceramic jar. 1981; 1984; 1990; 1994-6.
Sheet 12: Ceramic figurines: standing, parental, drumming, grinding grain. Standing figurines. Group of figurines in circle. Dimensions given. September 1996.
Sheet 13: Crouched skeletal and standing ceramic figurines. Seated and acrobatic figural vessels. Ceramic jars, cylinder vessels. Ceramic shell form. Dimensions given. 1996.
Sheet 14: Shell and stone necklaces, bracelets. Ceramic shell form. Morelos figural vessel. Jalisco foot vessel. Nayarit standing figurine. Colima seated figurine. Some dimensions and info given. 1967; 1996.
Sheet 15: Colima seated and standing ceramic figurines. Figural vessels: turtle, dog. Dimensions given. 1996.
Sheet 16: Colima ceramic architectural forms. Standing female figurines. Jar, dog and snake vessels. Dimensions given. 1971; 1996.
Sheet 17: Figural vessels: horny toads, turtle, snakes, dogs, possum. Dog incensarios. Seated whistle. Architectural form. Figurine pairs and family. Jalisco seated figurine. Dimensions given. 1964; 1996.
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