Potawatomi, Cree, Ojibwe, Menominee, Chippewa, Mide, Metis, Ottawa, Loucheux, Clothing, Costumes, Figurines, Carl Ray Paintings, 1980-1986
File — Box: 8, 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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
- 1980-1986
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: Native North American costume and masks, possibly Heyoka clowns. Bandolier bag. Undated.
Sheet 2: Native North American costume and masks, possibly Heyoka clowns or Witiko. Undated.
Sheet 3: Native North American costume and masks, possibly Heyoka clowns or Witiko. Skeleton figurine. Wooden object with photograph. Undated.
Sheet 4: Native North American costume and masks, possibly Heyoka clowns or Witiko. Photos of lake. 1985.
Sheet 5: Native North American costume and masks, possibly Heyoka clowns or Witiko. Photos of lake, river, large boulders. August 1985.
Sheet 6: Native North American costume and masks, possibly Heyoka clowns or Witiko. Beaded cloth bags. Most dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 7: Carl Ray paintings. January 1986.
Sheet 8: Winnebago beaded bandolier bag, textile, ribbon applique textile. Dimensions and some info given. 1984.
Sheet 9: Chippewa/Winnebago wooden memory boards. Chippewa basket box with lid, birch bark model kayak, flute, ladle, possible painted wood cradleboard frame. Some dimensions and info given. 1980; 1983.
Sheet 10: An object date given. Potawatomi Eagle fan. Cree or Ojibwe painted hide rattle. Mide bags, bird and mammal. Ojibwe woven twig duck decoys, drum, wooden figurine with hollow abdomen with paper inside. Some dimensions and info given. 1980-1.
Sheet 11: Ojibwe: Beadwork: vest, Leggings, shirts, cape, bodice, bandolier bags, cradle cover. Wooden cradleboard frame. Beaded signal mirror case and mirror. Birch bark basket. Some dimensions and info given. 1980-1.
Sheet 12: Woodlands: Beaded hide saddles. Painted wooden object. Feathered and beaded headdress. Woven twig duck decoy. Beaded bandolier bag. Wooden figurine with hollow abdomen with paper inside. Beaded sash or belt. 1980-3.
Sheet 13: Woodlands: beaded bags, woodworking tools, blue painted sticks. Beaded textile panel. Textile filled with seed beads. Some dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 14: Great Lakes: quilled box, birch bark midebox, wooden war clubs. Dimensions and some info given. 1981-3.
Sheet 15: Menominee or Potawatomi beaded fringed panel. Potawatomi: wooden horse, birch bark box. Chippewa: wooden ladle, quilled and beaded panel, wooden flute, beaded man's shirt. Cree beadwork: hide pillow, man's hood, buckskin dress, horse bridle, saddle. Some dimensions and info given. 1980-2.
Sheet 16: Metis snow shoes. Mide house diorama. Wooden lidded box. Ottawa quillwork boxes, bark basket. Woodlands: wooden medicine fetishes; owl, human forms. Some dimensions and info given. 1981-2.
Sheet 17: An object date given. Ojibwe woven twig duck decoy, wooden medicine fetish, drum illustration. Wooden, textile, bead, and feather dressed Mide manitou figures. Drum. Northern Great Lakes painted and beaded bag. Wooden war club. Some info given. 1980.
Sheet 18: Some object dates given. Cree leather Witiko costume, signal mirror and beaded case, beaded belt and saddle blanket. Winnebago beaded bandolier bag. Sauk beaded textiles and hair tie. Loucheux bark basket. Tetes de boule basket. Some dimensions and info given. 1981; 1984-5.
Sheet 2: Native North American costume and masks, possibly Heyoka clowns or Witiko. Undated.
Sheet 3: Native North American costume and masks, possibly Heyoka clowns or Witiko. Skeleton figurine. Wooden object with photograph. Undated.
Sheet 4: Native North American costume and masks, possibly Heyoka clowns or Witiko. Photos of lake. 1985.
Sheet 5: Native North American costume and masks, possibly Heyoka clowns or Witiko. Photos of lake, river, large boulders. August 1985.
Sheet 6: Native North American costume and masks, possibly Heyoka clowns or Witiko. Beaded cloth bags. Most dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 7: Carl Ray paintings. January 1986.
Sheet 8: Winnebago beaded bandolier bag, textile, ribbon applique textile. Dimensions and some info given. 1984.
Sheet 9: Chippewa/Winnebago wooden memory boards. Chippewa basket box with lid, birch bark model kayak, flute, ladle, possible painted wood cradleboard frame. Some dimensions and info given. 1980; 1983.
Sheet 10: An object date given. Potawatomi Eagle fan. Cree or Ojibwe painted hide rattle. Mide bags, bird and mammal. Ojibwe woven twig duck decoys, drum, wooden figurine with hollow abdomen with paper inside. Some dimensions and info given. 1980-1.
Sheet 11: Ojibwe: Beadwork: vest, Leggings, shirts, cape, bodice, bandolier bags, cradle cover. Wooden cradleboard frame. Beaded signal mirror case and mirror. Birch bark basket. Some dimensions and info given. 1980-1.
Sheet 12: Woodlands: Beaded hide saddles. Painted wooden object. Feathered and beaded headdress. Woven twig duck decoy. Beaded bandolier bag. Wooden figurine with hollow abdomen with paper inside. Beaded sash or belt. 1980-3.
Sheet 13: Woodlands: beaded bags, woodworking tools, blue painted sticks. Beaded textile panel. Textile filled with seed beads. Some dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 14: Great Lakes: quilled box, birch bark midebox, wooden war clubs. Dimensions and some info given. 1981-3.
Sheet 15: Menominee or Potawatomi beaded fringed panel. Potawatomi: wooden horse, birch bark box. Chippewa: wooden ladle, quilled and beaded panel, wooden flute, beaded man's shirt. Cree beadwork: hide pillow, man's hood, buckskin dress, horse bridle, saddle. Some dimensions and info given. 1980-2.
Sheet 16: Metis snow shoes. Mide house diorama. Wooden lidded box. Ottawa quillwork boxes, bark basket. Woodlands: wooden medicine fetishes; owl, human forms. Some dimensions and info given. 1981-2.
Sheet 17: An object date given. Ojibwe woven twig duck decoy, wooden medicine fetish, drum illustration. Wooden, textile, bead, and feather dressed Mide manitou figures. Drum. Northern Great Lakes painted and beaded bag. Wooden war club. Some info given. 1980.
Sheet 18: Some object dates given. Cree leather Witiko costume, signal mirror and beaded case, beaded belt and saddle blanket. Winnebago beaded bandolier bag. Sauk beaded textiles and hair tie. Loucheux bark basket. Tetes de boule basket. Some dimensions and info given. 1981; 1984-5.
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