Chimaltenango, Chichicastenango, Sacatepequez, El Baul, Patzun, Atitlan, Guatemala Furniture, Tile, Metalwork, 1967-1974
File — Box: 8, Folder: 3-4
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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
- 1967-1974
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: Chimaltenango city and people. 7/1974.
Sheet 2: Chichicastenango city and people. 10/1969, 6/1974, 7/1974.
Sheet 3: Chichicastenango city and market. Quetzaltenango landscape. Totonicapán people. Several slides marked with descriptions. 10/1969, 1/1967, 7/1974.
Sheet 4: Photos of Guatemala: Sacatepequez girl, Sacatepequez, Patzun, Lake Atitlan, Atitlan rd, and El Baul landscapes. A few slides marked with descriptions. 6/1974.
Sheet 5: Chichicastenango fire and candles. Chimaltenango people. 10/1969, 6/1974.
Sheet 6: Chichicastenango city and market. Patzun and Atitlan landscape. 10/1969, 6/1976.
Sheet 7: El Baul sculpture. Patzun market, architecture, people. 6/1976.
Sheet 8: Chimaltenango city and people. One slide marked with description. 6/1974.
Sheet 9: Guatemala carved wooden doors, window grill, Wooden chests with wood and shell inlay. All slides marked with descriptions. Several slides marked with dimensions. Undated.
Sheet 10: Guatemala wooden furniture: benches, chairs, wardrobe, wardrobe with bone inlay, desk, table, doors. All slides marked with descriptions. Several slides marked with dimensions. Undated.
Sheet 11: Guatemala wooden furniture: chests, beds, mirror with mother of pearl inlay, mirror. Polychrome glaze plates. All slides marked with descriptions. Several slides marked with dimensions. Undated.
Sheet 12: Polychrome glaze plates. Polychrome tiled bathtub. All slides marked with descriptions and dimensions. Undated.
Sheet 13: Polychrome glaze Antigua pitchers, bowls, vessels. Metal locks on wooden chests. Metal stirrups, gold crown. Leather chest. All slides marked with descriptions. Several slides marked with dimensions. Undated.
Sheet 14: Leather chest. Silverwork: altar ornament, ornaments, censer, crosses, banner, halo. Antigua metal door knockers. All slides marked with descriptions. Several slides marked with dimensions. All slides marked with descriptions. A few slides marked with dimensions. Undated.
Sheet 15: Chichicastenango and Antigua metal door knockers. All slides marked with descriptions. undated
Sheet 16: Antigua metal door knockers, lock, wooden doors. All slides marked with descriptions. A few slides marked with dimensions. Undated.
Sheet 17: Antigua metal door knockers, lock, key, wooden doors. All slides marked with descriptions. Two slides marked with dimensions. Undated.
Sheet 2: Chichicastenango city and people. 10/1969, 6/1974, 7/1974.
Sheet 3: Chichicastenango city and market. Quetzaltenango landscape. Totonicapán people. Several slides marked with descriptions. 10/1969, 1/1967, 7/1974.
Sheet 4: Photos of Guatemala: Sacatepequez girl, Sacatepequez, Patzun, Lake Atitlan, Atitlan rd, and El Baul landscapes. A few slides marked with descriptions. 6/1974.
Sheet 5: Chichicastenango fire and candles. Chimaltenango people. 10/1969, 6/1974.
Sheet 6: Chichicastenango city and market. Patzun and Atitlan landscape. 10/1969, 6/1976.
Sheet 7: El Baul sculpture. Patzun market, architecture, people. 6/1976.
Sheet 8: Chimaltenango city and people. One slide marked with description. 6/1974.
Sheet 9: Guatemala carved wooden doors, window grill, Wooden chests with wood and shell inlay. All slides marked with descriptions. Several slides marked with dimensions. Undated.
Sheet 10: Guatemala wooden furniture: benches, chairs, wardrobe, wardrobe with bone inlay, desk, table, doors. All slides marked with descriptions. Several slides marked with dimensions. Undated.
Sheet 11: Guatemala wooden furniture: chests, beds, mirror with mother of pearl inlay, mirror. Polychrome glaze plates. All slides marked with descriptions. Several slides marked with dimensions. Undated.
Sheet 12: Polychrome glaze plates. Polychrome tiled bathtub. All slides marked with descriptions and dimensions. Undated.
Sheet 13: Polychrome glaze Antigua pitchers, bowls, vessels. Metal locks on wooden chests. Metal stirrups, gold crown. Leather chest. All slides marked with descriptions. Several slides marked with dimensions. Undated.
Sheet 14: Leather chest. Silverwork: altar ornament, ornaments, censer, crosses, banner, halo. Antigua metal door knockers. All slides marked with descriptions. Several slides marked with dimensions. All slides marked with descriptions. A few slides marked with dimensions. Undated.
Sheet 15: Chichicastenango and Antigua metal door knockers. All slides marked with descriptions. undated
Sheet 16: Antigua metal door knockers, lock, wooden doors. All slides marked with descriptions. A few slides marked with dimensions. Undated.
Sheet 17: Antigua metal door knockers, lock, key, wooden doors. All slides marked with descriptions. Two slides marked with dimensions. Undated.
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