Figurines, Vessels, Jewelry, Spindle Whorls, Incensarios, 1962-1996
File — Box: 5, Folder: 7-8
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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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: Ceramic incised and molded jars. Figural vessels: bat, possum and others. Shell form. Whistle. Standing figurines, iguana, healing genre scene. Dimensions given. 1996.
Sheet 2: Standing ceramic figurines, dog figurines. Incised tripod vessel. Shell bracelet, pendant. Dimensions given. 1996.
Sheet 3: Dog and armadillo figural vessels and incensarios. Ceramic jars. Guatemala dog vessel. Dimensions given. 1995-6.
Sheet 4: Standing ceramic figurines, seated figurines, figurine pairs. Dog incensario. Long necked ceramic vessels. Dimensions given. February 1996.
Sheet 5: Standing and seated figurines. Figurines in circle. Figurine on mat. Dimensions given. July 1995.
Sheet 6: Standing and seated figurines. Figurine on mat. Dog vessels. Dimensions given. July 1995.
Sheet 7: Parrot vessels, turtle dish. Standing and seated figurines. Animal whistle. Ceramic vessels, figural vessels. Dimensions given. 1995-6.
Sheet 8: Figural whistles and rattles. Figural dog vessels. Standing and seated figurines. Dog figurine. Dimensions given. July 1995.
Sheet 9: Figurines on mats, warrior figurines. Seated and standing figurines. Nayarit ceramic vessel. Dimensions given. July 1995.
Sheet 10: Figurines on mats, warrior figurines. Seated figurines. Figural bird vessels. Dimensions given. July 1995.
Sheet 11: Seated and standing figurines. Ceramic vessel. Dimensions given. July 1995.
Sheet 12: Figural whistles. Figurines with royal sedan chair. Warrior figurines. Seated and standing figurines. Animal figural vessels. Dimensions and some info given. 1995-6.
Sheet 13: Beaded and carved shell and stone necklaces, bracelets, pendants. Standing figurines. Incised spindle whorls. Unknown ceramic object. Dimensions and some info given. 1995-6.
Sheet 14: Seated and standing figurines. Ceramic seat. Dimensions given. July 1995.
Sheet 15: Seated and standing figurines. Figural whistles. Figural bird vessel. Dimensions and some info given. July 1995.
Sheet 16: Figural vessels: dog, parrot, rabbit, head vessel. Seated and standing figurines. Figurine on bed. Dimensions and some info given. 1963-5; 1968; 1993; 1995-6.
Sheet 17: Lidded ceramic jars with snake motif. Seated figurine. Deer figural vessel, Snake incensario. Tripod vessel. Some dimensions and info given. 1963; 1968; 1994.
Sheet 18: Ceramic jars with snake motif. Seated and standing figurines. Phallic figural vessels. Ceramic vase. Some dimensions given. 1963-5; 1970; 1990.
Sheet 19: Lidded ceramic jars with snake motif. Seated and standing figurines. Tripod vessel. Figural vessels, dog with human mask. Some dimensions and info given. 1962-5; 1970; 1973.
Sheet 20: Seated and standing figurines. Double headed bird ceramic vessels. Lizard vessel. Some dimensions and info given. 1966; 1968; 1981; 1984-5.
Sheet 21: Seated and standing figurines. Figural vessel with jar on back. Some dimensions and info given. 1969-70; 1990; 1992-3.
Sheet 22: Seated and standing figurines. Lidded ceramic jar with snake motif. Head vessels. Illustrations of a turkey. Photo of El Chantal, Colima. Crouched stone figurine. Some dimensions and info given. 1964; 1967; 1969; 1984; 1993-4.
Sheet 2: Standing ceramic figurines, dog figurines. Incised tripod vessel. Shell bracelet, pendant. Dimensions given. 1996.
Sheet 3: Dog and armadillo figural vessels and incensarios. Ceramic jars. Guatemala dog vessel. Dimensions given. 1995-6.
Sheet 4: Standing ceramic figurines, seated figurines, figurine pairs. Dog incensario. Long necked ceramic vessels. Dimensions given. February 1996.
Sheet 5: Standing and seated figurines. Figurines in circle. Figurine on mat. Dimensions given. July 1995.
Sheet 6: Standing and seated figurines. Figurine on mat. Dog vessels. Dimensions given. July 1995.
Sheet 7: Parrot vessels, turtle dish. Standing and seated figurines. Animal whistle. Ceramic vessels, figural vessels. Dimensions given. 1995-6.
Sheet 8: Figural whistles and rattles. Figural dog vessels. Standing and seated figurines. Dog figurine. Dimensions given. July 1995.
Sheet 9: Figurines on mats, warrior figurines. Seated and standing figurines. Nayarit ceramic vessel. Dimensions given. July 1995.
Sheet 10: Figurines on mats, warrior figurines. Seated figurines. Figural bird vessels. Dimensions given. July 1995.
Sheet 11: Seated and standing figurines. Ceramic vessel. Dimensions given. July 1995.
Sheet 12: Figural whistles. Figurines with royal sedan chair. Warrior figurines. Seated and standing figurines. Animal figural vessels. Dimensions and some info given. 1995-6.
Sheet 13: Beaded and carved shell and stone necklaces, bracelets, pendants. Standing figurines. Incised spindle whorls. Unknown ceramic object. Dimensions and some info given. 1995-6.
Sheet 14: Seated and standing figurines. Ceramic seat. Dimensions given. July 1995.
Sheet 15: Seated and standing figurines. Figural whistles. Figural bird vessel. Dimensions and some info given. July 1995.
Sheet 16: Figural vessels: dog, parrot, rabbit, head vessel. Seated and standing figurines. Figurine on bed. Dimensions and some info given. 1963-5; 1968; 1993; 1995-6.
Sheet 17: Lidded ceramic jars with snake motif. Seated figurine. Deer figural vessel, Snake incensario. Tripod vessel. Some dimensions and info given. 1963; 1968; 1994.
Sheet 18: Ceramic jars with snake motif. Seated and standing figurines. Phallic figural vessels. Ceramic vase. Some dimensions given. 1963-5; 1970; 1990.
Sheet 19: Lidded ceramic jars with snake motif. Seated and standing figurines. Tripod vessel. Figural vessels, dog with human mask. Some dimensions and info given. 1962-5; 1970; 1973.
Sheet 20: Seated and standing figurines. Double headed bird ceramic vessels. Lizard vessel. Some dimensions and info given. 1966; 1968; 1981; 1984-5.
Sheet 21: Seated and standing figurines. Figural vessel with jar on back. Some dimensions and info given. 1969-70; 1990; 1992-3.
Sheet 22: Seated and standing figurines. Lidded ceramic jar with snake motif. Head vessels. Illustrations of a turkey. Photo of El Chantal, Colima. Crouched stone figurine. Some dimensions and info given. 1964; 1967; 1969; 1984; 1993-4.
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