Figurines, Pipes, Incised Shells, Vessels, Whistles, Bells, Diagrams, 1962-2003
File — Box: 5, Folder: 1
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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
- 1962-2003
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: Figural vessel: Reclinatorio, dogs with masks, seated. Figurines: seated and standing, with bowl, pair, dog, group in circle, group in genre scene. Incised shell. Dimensions given. February 1996.
Sheet 2: Figurines: seated and standing, dogs, warriors, drummers, pair. Figural vessels: dog head, dog. Dimensions and some info given. July 1995.
Sheet 3: Figural vessels: seated with jar on back. Figurines: seated and standing, warriors, musicians. Ceramic jars, one with lid and human feet. Dimensions given. June 2003.
Sheet 4: Figural Vessels: snuffer, seated, acrobat. Figurines: musicians, warriors, turkey with human face. Tripod bowl and vessel with handle. Dimensions given. June 2003.
Sheet 5: Figurines: musicians, warriors, snuffing, with shell, dog. Figural vessels: acrobats, heads, zoomorphic. Ceramic pipe. Dimensions and some info given. 1968; 1971; 1995-6; 2003.
Sheet 6: Figural vessels: dog with mask, dog with human head, captive and captor, seated with bowl, head, fish. Figurines: dog, seated, warriors. Jar with peyote motif. Ceramic seat. Some dimensions and info given. 1994-6.
Sheet 7: Jar with peyote motif. Figural vessels: seated with bowl, seated, musician, bat, dog with human head, captive and captor, head. Figurine: warriors. Ceramic mask. Bird whistle. Dimensions given. 1963; 1994-5.
Sheet 8: Lambayeque figural vessel. Wari/Huari polychrome jar. Colima: ceramic flute. Figural vessels: seated and standing, Reclinatorio, head, phallic. Vase with face. Figurines: standing and seated, musicians. Some dimensions and info. 1994-6; 1998; 2003.
Sheet 9: Figural vessels: jar with faces, acrobat, with bowls, jars on backs. Figurines: standing and sitting, with bowls. Some dimensions and info given. 1962-70; 1996.
Sheet 10: Inca llama mortar and pestle. Nazca figural vessel. Recuay double chambered vessel. Ecuador seated figurine. Vicus double chambered figural vessel. Stone bowl. Nayarit: drummer and vessel with handle. West Mexican: standing warrior, drummer. Figural dog vessels. Illustration of turkey from John James Audubon, photo of beetle. Some dimensions and info given. 1968; 1996; 2003.
Sheet 11: Photo of Periquillo, Colima house, Colima volcano. Colima and Colima/Tarascan pipes. Colima figurines: seated, musicians, in seat. Chupícuaro pedestal bowl. Ancestral Pueblo datura effigy bowl. Costa Rican stone figural vessel. Veracruz toad figurine. Some dimensions and info given. 1962; 1978; 1996; 2003.
Sheet 2: Figurines: seated and standing, dogs, warriors, drummers, pair. Figural vessels: dog head, dog. Dimensions and some info given. July 1995.
Sheet 3: Figural vessels: seated with jar on back. Figurines: seated and standing, warriors, musicians. Ceramic jars, one with lid and human feet. Dimensions given. June 2003.
Sheet 4: Figural Vessels: snuffer, seated, acrobat. Figurines: musicians, warriors, turkey with human face. Tripod bowl and vessel with handle. Dimensions given. June 2003.
Sheet 5: Figurines: musicians, warriors, snuffing, with shell, dog. Figural vessels: acrobats, heads, zoomorphic. Ceramic pipe. Dimensions and some info given. 1968; 1971; 1995-6; 2003.
Sheet 6: Figural vessels: dog with mask, dog with human head, captive and captor, seated with bowl, head, fish. Figurines: dog, seated, warriors. Jar with peyote motif. Ceramic seat. Some dimensions and info given. 1994-6.
Sheet 7: Jar with peyote motif. Figural vessels: seated with bowl, seated, musician, bat, dog with human head, captive and captor, head. Figurine: warriors. Ceramic mask. Bird whistle. Dimensions given. 1963; 1994-5.
Sheet 8: Lambayeque figural vessel. Wari/Huari polychrome jar. Colima: ceramic flute. Figural vessels: seated and standing, Reclinatorio, head, phallic. Vase with face. Figurines: standing and seated, musicians. Some dimensions and info. 1994-6; 1998; 2003.
Sheet 9: Figural vessels: jar with faces, acrobat, with bowls, jars on backs. Figurines: standing and sitting, with bowls. Some dimensions and info given. 1962-70; 1996.
Sheet 10: Inca llama mortar and pestle. Nazca figural vessel. Recuay double chambered vessel. Ecuador seated figurine. Vicus double chambered figural vessel. Stone bowl. Nayarit: drummer and vessel with handle. West Mexican: standing warrior, drummer. Figural dog vessels. Illustration of turkey from John James Audubon, photo of beetle. Some dimensions and info given. 1968; 1996; 2003.
Sheet 11: Photo of Periquillo, Colima house, Colima volcano. Colima and Colima/Tarascan pipes. Colima figurines: seated, musicians, in seat. Chupícuaro pedestal bowl. Ancestral Pueblo datura effigy bowl. Costa Rican stone figural vessel. Veracruz toad figurine. Some dimensions and info given. 1962; 1978; 1996; 2003.
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
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