Figurines, Vessels, 1962-1994
File — Box: 6, Folder: 1-2
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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
- 1962-1994
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 jars and tripod plate. Figural vessels: head, anthropomorphic, foot. Standing and seated figurines. Dimensions given. February 1996.
Sheet 2: Standing and seated figurines. Dimensions given. 1970; 1996.
Sheet 3: Ceramic jars, cylindrical vessel, and tripod vessels. Figural forms: head, anthropomorphic, rodent. Ceramic shell form. Standing figurine. Dimensions given. February 1996.
Sheet 4: Figural vessels: heads, dog, bird, other animal. Ceramic bowl, tripod vessel. Standing and seated figurines. Dimensions and some info given. February 1996.
Sheet 5: Standing, laying, and seated figurines. Figural vessel: human on bed theme. Dimensions given. 1969-70; 1996.
Sheet 6: Obsidian mirror. Architectural house forms with figures. Figural vessels: snake, acrobat, dog. Standing and seated figurines. Ecuador seated figurine. 1962-3; 1970; 1986-7; 1994.
Sheet 7: Two commercial slides. Standing and seated figurines: musicians. Reclinatorio vessel. Spouted vessel. Ceramic shell forms. Some dimensions and info given. 1963; 1966; 1968 1970; 1981; 1985; 1994.
Sheet 8: Photos of Periquillo and El Chanal Colima. Feline figurine. Figural vessels: squirrel, dog, parrot. Figurines: drummers and warriors. Some dimensions and info given. 1963-5; 1984; 1990.
Sheet 9: Figural vessels: Feline, captives, birds, holding jar. Figurine holding dog, seated warrior. Jars, tripod vessels, cylindrical vessel with snake motif. Bird whistle. Some dimensions and info given. 1962; 1965; 1967; 1969-71; 1976; 1994.
Sheet 10: Seated and standing figurines warriors. Standing figural vessel. Some dimensions and info given. 1963-5; 1969; 1971; 1990.
Sheet 11: Seated and standing figurines warriors, figurine in bed, with shell, bowls, drum. Dog figurine. Phallic figural vessel. Some dimensions and info given. 1964-5; 1967-70.
Sheet 12: Seated and standing figurines warriors, musicians. Figural vessels and bowl. Some dimensions and info given. 1965; 1970; 1976; 1984-5.
Sheet 13: Seated and standing figurines warriors, musicians. Figurine in bed. Some dimensions and info given. 1963-5; 1970.
Sheet 14: Seated and standing figurines warriors, in costume, pair. Some dimensions and info given. 1964-5; 1968-9; 1971.
Sheet 15: Reclinatorio vessel. Seated and standing figurines warriors, with shell, in bed, in costume. Some dimensions and info given. 1964-5; 1970-1; 1984; 1990.
Sheet 16: Seated and standing figurines: in costume, drummers. Avian figurines and scorpion, some whistles. Some dimensions and info given. 1963-4; 1967.
Sheet 17: Seated and standing figurines warriors, musicians. Reclinatorio vessels. Some dimensions and info given. 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1970; 1978; 1984.
Sheet 18: Seated and standing figurines warriors, with bowls. Figural vessels: phallic, on rope, seated. Some dimensions and info given. 1963; 1967-70; 1984; 1986.
Sheet 19: Seated and standing figurines warriors, with bowls. Figural vessel with jar on head. Some dimensions and info given. 1965; 1970; 1981.
Sheet 20: Seated and standing figurines. Figural vessels: acrobat, captives. Ceramic shell form. Dog figurine. Some dimensions and info given. 1968; 1984; 1993-4.
Sheet 21: Some object dates given. Eleven commercial slides. Seated and standing figurines, figurine in bed. Figural vessels: captive, dog. Jar, Ceramic shell form. Veracruz head. Info and some dimensions given. 1969; 1994.
Sheet 22: Seated and standing figurines warriors, in costume. Figural vessels: head, seated figure. Ceramic shell form. 1984; 1989; 1994.
Sheet 23: Some object dates given. Seated figural vessel. Figurine pairs. Fake seated figurine. Some dimensions and info given. 1963-4.
Sheet 2: Standing and seated figurines. Dimensions given. 1970; 1996.
Sheet 3: Ceramic jars, cylindrical vessel, and tripod vessels. Figural forms: head, anthropomorphic, rodent. Ceramic shell form. Standing figurine. Dimensions given. February 1996.
Sheet 4: Figural vessels: heads, dog, bird, other animal. Ceramic bowl, tripod vessel. Standing and seated figurines. Dimensions and some info given. February 1996.
Sheet 5: Standing, laying, and seated figurines. Figural vessel: human on bed theme. Dimensions given. 1969-70; 1996.
Sheet 6: Obsidian mirror. Architectural house forms with figures. Figural vessels: snake, acrobat, dog. Standing and seated figurines. Ecuador seated figurine. 1962-3; 1970; 1986-7; 1994.
Sheet 7: Two commercial slides. Standing and seated figurines: musicians. Reclinatorio vessel. Spouted vessel. Ceramic shell forms. Some dimensions and info given. 1963; 1966; 1968 1970; 1981; 1985; 1994.
Sheet 8: Photos of Periquillo and El Chanal Colima. Feline figurine. Figural vessels: squirrel, dog, parrot. Figurines: drummers and warriors. Some dimensions and info given. 1963-5; 1984; 1990.
Sheet 9: Figural vessels: Feline, captives, birds, holding jar. Figurine holding dog, seated warrior. Jars, tripod vessels, cylindrical vessel with snake motif. Bird whistle. Some dimensions and info given. 1962; 1965; 1967; 1969-71; 1976; 1994.
Sheet 10: Seated and standing figurines warriors. Standing figural vessel. Some dimensions and info given. 1963-5; 1969; 1971; 1990.
Sheet 11: Seated and standing figurines warriors, figurine in bed, with shell, bowls, drum. Dog figurine. Phallic figural vessel. Some dimensions and info given. 1964-5; 1967-70.
Sheet 12: Seated and standing figurines warriors, musicians. Figural vessels and bowl. Some dimensions and info given. 1965; 1970; 1976; 1984-5.
Sheet 13: Seated and standing figurines warriors, musicians. Figurine in bed. Some dimensions and info given. 1963-5; 1970.
Sheet 14: Seated and standing figurines warriors, in costume, pair. Some dimensions and info given. 1964-5; 1968-9; 1971.
Sheet 15: Reclinatorio vessel. Seated and standing figurines warriors, with shell, in bed, in costume. Some dimensions and info given. 1964-5; 1970-1; 1984; 1990.
Sheet 16: Seated and standing figurines: in costume, drummers. Avian figurines and scorpion, some whistles. Some dimensions and info given. 1963-4; 1967.
Sheet 17: Seated and standing figurines warriors, musicians. Reclinatorio vessels. Some dimensions and info given. 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1970; 1978; 1984.
Sheet 18: Seated and standing figurines warriors, with bowls. Figural vessels: phallic, on rope, seated. Some dimensions and info given. 1963; 1967-70; 1984; 1986.
Sheet 19: Seated and standing figurines warriors, with bowls. Figural vessel with jar on head. Some dimensions and info given. 1965; 1970; 1981.
Sheet 20: Seated and standing figurines. Figural vessels: acrobat, captives. Ceramic shell form. Dog figurine. Some dimensions and info given. 1968; 1984; 1993-4.
Sheet 21: Some object dates given. Eleven commercial slides. Seated and standing figurines, figurine in bed. Figural vessels: captive, dog. Jar, Ceramic shell form. Veracruz head. Info and some dimensions given. 1969; 1994.
Sheet 22: Seated and standing figurines warriors, in costume. Figural vessels: head, seated figure. Ceramic shell form. 1984; 1989; 1994.
Sheet 23: Some object dates given. Seated figural vessel. Figurine pairs. Fake seated figurine. Some dimensions and info given. 1963-4.
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