Prints, Figurines, Spoons, Jewelry, Boxes, Clubs, Textiles, Masks, Kayak Models, 1962-1995
File — Box: 7, Folder: 5-6
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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
- 1962-1995
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: One slide is cracked and delicate. Carved and incised ivory objects. Unlabeled print. 1982-3.
Sheet 2: Carved and incised ivory objects, figurines, spoon. Wooden mask. 1980; 1982.
Sheet 3: Carved and incised ivory objects. Undated.
Sheet 4: Ivory spoon. Beaver tooth knife. Wooden shaman fetish. Kayak model. Ivory arrow and spear straightener. Projectile point box. Ivory figurines, Ivory seal dragline handle. Necklace with fossilized whale teeth and Russian beads. Bicephalic figurine. Wooden masks. Info and dimensions given. 1980; 1983; 1990; 1994-5.
Sheet 5: Ivory and wood figurine and adornments. Seal Skin coat. Wooden mask. Whale vertebrae sculpture. Basket. 1980-3; 1986.
Sheet 6: Model kayaks. Hunting figurines. Ivory adornment. Doll. Seal skin coat and leggings. Figurine with baby, whale. Wooden masks. Prehistoric charm. Some info and dimensions given. 1980-5.
Sheet 7: Fossilized killer whale teeth and bead necklace. Whale penis bone club. Wooden masks. Prehistoric charm and harpoon socket. Whaling captain coat and leggings. Metal figurine. Some info and dimensions given. 1980; 1982-3.
Sheet 8: Some object dates given. Athabaskan knife. Ipiutak burial mask. Print by Noah, "Shaman." Old Bering Sea: winged object, ivory figurine, Eken site wooden and ivory objects. Aleut baskets, sea otter figurine. Some info and dimensions given. 1980.
Sheet 9: Wooden cap box, trinket or projectile point box, and box. Ivory figural pipe. Figural wooden float. Coiled basket, coiled lidded baskets with ivory adornments and ivory handle. Metal figurine. Bow drill. Whalebone scraper. Dimensions and info given. 1962; 1980; 1982.
Sheet 10: Incised ivory spoon. Hide textile detail. Otter and whale figurines. Hunting visor. Lidded basket. Model kayaks with figurines. Figural pipe. Some dimensions given. 1979-81; 1994.
Sheet 11: arctic drawing and lithographs. "Bird Woman," "The Family" and others unnamed and no artist names. Figural pipe. 1981; 1985.
Sheet 12: articulated ivory figurine. Model kayaks. Stone mortars. Painted wooden bowls. Wooden trinket boxes. Projectile points boxes. Ivory figural pipes. Dimensions and some info given. 1980; 1985.
Sheet 13: Model kayaks. Incised ivory pipe and several detail images. 1982; 1985.
Sheet 14: Incised ivory pipe and several detail images. Incised wooden spoon. Half circle ivory incised object. Ivory and wood pipe. 1980; 1982.
Sheet 15: Incised ivory pipe and several detail images. Metal and wood pipe. Ivory carved figural pipes. Pointed bone tools. Metal and wood spear thrower. Some dimensions given. 1980-2.
Sheet 16: Unlabeled arctic drawing and lithographs. Ivory incised detail of object. 1985.
Sheet 17: Some object dates given. Aleut kayak model. Okvik wooden mask. Metal and wood spear thrower. Ivory shaman's wand. Wooden incised scoop or dish. Curved wooden handle. Incised ivory object details. Ivory seal drag handle. Some info and dimensions given. 1963; 1980; 1983; 1990.
Sheet 18: Ivory shaman's wand. Wood and ivory pick. Ivory charms, figurines, chain. Painted hide textile. Some dimensions given. 1980.
Sheet 19: Shaman's drum. Ivory trinket box. Trap door seal spirit mask. Coiled basket with ivory adornments. Ivory oar lock. Wooden handle. Lidded wooden box with inlaid ivory. Bottom of basket. Salmon skin beaded bag. Lidded baskets with ivory handles. Wood and ivory spear thrower. Model kayak. Some info and dimensions given. 1979; 1983; 1985.
Sheet 20: Ivory shaman's wand. Incised and perforated ivory object: net sink(?). Pointed ivory tool. "The Shaman's Power Beings" lithograph. Wooden anthropomorphic shaman's charm. Some info and dimensions given. 1980; 1982-3.
Sheet 2: Carved and incised ivory objects, figurines, spoon. Wooden mask. 1980; 1982.
Sheet 3: Carved and incised ivory objects. Undated.
Sheet 4: Ivory spoon. Beaver tooth knife. Wooden shaman fetish. Kayak model. Ivory arrow and spear straightener. Projectile point box. Ivory figurines, Ivory seal dragline handle. Necklace with fossilized whale teeth and Russian beads. Bicephalic figurine. Wooden masks. Info and dimensions given. 1980; 1983; 1990; 1994-5.
Sheet 5: Ivory and wood figurine and adornments. Seal Skin coat. Wooden mask. Whale vertebrae sculpture. Basket. 1980-3; 1986.
Sheet 6: Model kayaks. Hunting figurines. Ivory adornment. Doll. Seal skin coat and leggings. Figurine with baby, whale. Wooden masks. Prehistoric charm. Some info and dimensions given. 1980-5.
Sheet 7: Fossilized killer whale teeth and bead necklace. Whale penis bone club. Wooden masks. Prehistoric charm and harpoon socket. Whaling captain coat and leggings. Metal figurine. Some info and dimensions given. 1980; 1982-3.
Sheet 8: Some object dates given. Athabaskan knife. Ipiutak burial mask. Print by Noah, "Shaman." Old Bering Sea: winged object, ivory figurine, Eken site wooden and ivory objects. Aleut baskets, sea otter figurine. Some info and dimensions given. 1980.
Sheet 9: Wooden cap box, trinket or projectile point box, and box. Ivory figural pipe. Figural wooden float. Coiled basket, coiled lidded baskets with ivory adornments and ivory handle. Metal figurine. Bow drill. Whalebone scraper. Dimensions and info given. 1962; 1980; 1982.
Sheet 10: Incised ivory spoon. Hide textile detail. Otter and whale figurines. Hunting visor. Lidded basket. Model kayaks with figurines. Figural pipe. Some dimensions given. 1979-81; 1994.
Sheet 11: arctic drawing and lithographs. "Bird Woman," "The Family" and others unnamed and no artist names. Figural pipe. 1981; 1985.
Sheet 12: articulated ivory figurine. Model kayaks. Stone mortars. Painted wooden bowls. Wooden trinket boxes. Projectile points boxes. Ivory figural pipes. Dimensions and some info given. 1980; 1985.
Sheet 13: Model kayaks. Incised ivory pipe and several detail images. 1982; 1985.
Sheet 14: Incised ivory pipe and several detail images. Incised wooden spoon. Half circle ivory incised object. Ivory and wood pipe. 1980; 1982.
Sheet 15: Incised ivory pipe and several detail images. Metal and wood pipe. Ivory carved figural pipes. Pointed bone tools. Metal and wood spear thrower. Some dimensions given. 1980-2.
Sheet 16: Unlabeled arctic drawing and lithographs. Ivory incised detail of object. 1985.
Sheet 17: Some object dates given. Aleut kayak model. Okvik wooden mask. Metal and wood spear thrower. Ivory shaman's wand. Wooden incised scoop or dish. Curved wooden handle. Incised ivory object details. Ivory seal drag handle. Some info and dimensions given. 1963; 1980; 1983; 1990.
Sheet 18: Ivory shaman's wand. Wood and ivory pick. Ivory charms, figurines, chain. Painted hide textile. Some dimensions given. 1980.
Sheet 19: Shaman's drum. Ivory trinket box. Trap door seal spirit mask. Coiled basket with ivory adornments. Ivory oar lock. Wooden handle. Lidded wooden box with inlaid ivory. Bottom of basket. Salmon skin beaded bag. Lidded baskets with ivory handles. Wood and ivory spear thrower. Model kayak. Some info and dimensions given. 1979; 1983; 1985.
Sheet 20: Ivory shaman's wand. Incised and perforated ivory object: net sink(?). Pointed ivory tool. "The Shaman's Power Beings" lithograph. Wooden anthropomorphic shaman's charm. Some info and dimensions given. 1980; 1982-3.
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