Pipes, Mushroom Stones, Plant Photos, Figurines, Cave Paintings, Snuff Tablets, 1964-2000
File — Box: 8, Folder: 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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
- 1964-2000
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: Three slides taped in back. Photo of Amanita muscaria. Nazca and Cupisinque figural vessel referencing San Pedro cactus. Tiwanaku snuff tablets and snuffer. Ecuador stone feline mortar, coca chewer figurine. Costa Rica coca chewer mask. Inca kero. Maya enema figurine. Darian figure. Chumash painted cave "shaman's vision." Sahagun page. Several slides marked with dimensions. 3/1973, 1/1974, 3/1976, 9/1976, 2/1983, 3/1990, 4/1995, 5/1996.
Sheet 2: One slide taped in back. Photo of datura flowers. Maya polychrome tripod vessel, mushroom stone. Nazca figural vessel. Bolivian feline mortar. Chavin and Cupisinque figural vessels. Colima figurine. Codex pages. Seneca stone pipe. Columbia River stone owl bowl. Zacatecas stone animal vessel. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with titles/descriptions. 12/1967, 10/1970, 5/1971, 2/1981, 11/1992, 8/1994, 4/1995, 9/1996.
Sheet 3: Sioux catlinite pipes. Quimbaya metal vessel. Zacatecas figural mortar. Chavin figural vessel. Tiwanaku colonial chicha bowl. Chile snuff tablet. Tolita-Tumaco ceramic grater. Sinu Darien pendant. Tarascan pipe. Sahagun codex pages. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with titles/descriptions. 5/1964, 9/1970, 8/1981, 2/1990, 3/1990, 11/1993.
Sheet 4: Huichol yarn painting. Brass pipe from upstate New York, Micmac pipes, Mollula pipe, Chief Jo Williams. Sioux catlinite figural vessel. Chavin figural ceramic, painted textile. Several slides marked with dimensions. 9/1971, 10/1993, 12/1998.
Sheet 5: Ceramic west Mexican pipes, Tlingit wooden pipe, codex pages. Metal ear spools. Tarascan ceramic pipe. Most slides marked with dimensions. 5/1995, 12/1998.
Sheet 6: Three slides taped in back. Chavin and Cupisinique figural ceramic with San Pedro. Chavin stone tenon heads. Salinar snuff tablet. Olmec serpentine tablet. Aztec green agate carving. Several slides marked with dimensions. 3/1989, 10/1993, 11/1995, 8/2000, 10/2000.
Sheet 7: Two slides taped in back. Amazon snuff tools. Chile snuff tablets. Wari/Huari wood vessel. Nazca whalebone snuff tablet. Olmec snuff tablet. Other unlabeled tablets Sahagun illustrations. Taino vomiting spoon, stone zemi. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. 6/1972, 3/1990, 3/1994, 4/1996, 9/1996, 8/2000.
Sheet 8: A few slides marked with dimensions. Chumash painted visions. Pipes: Taos ceramic, Sioux catlinite and wood, Iroquois, Seneca stone, Venezuela ceramic. Chimu metal musical instruments, vessels. Zacatecas stone figural mortars. Ecuador coca chewer figurine. 9/1970, 2/1971, 5/1971, 2/1981, 4/1981, 10/1981, 4/1982, 10/1990, 5/1996, 10/1997, 8/1998.
Sheet 9: Pipes: Micmac stone, NY State, metal, Haida argillite, Sioux catlinite, Jalisco figurine pair. Peruvian San Pedro figural vessel. Most slides marked with dimensions. 10/1981, 5/1997, 12/1998.
Sheet 10: Some dates illegible. Pipes: Ojibwe wood and metal, ceramic Jalisco, ceramic Taos, Nazca bone and gourd. Chile snuff tablet. Tolita-Tumaco ceramic grater. Crow painted parfleches. Nazca and Chavin figural vessels. Codex page. Maya jadeite turtle. Unlabeled feather work textile, coca chewer mask, vessel with handle. Several slides marked with dimensions. 12/1964, 6/1969, 6/1977, 5/1980, 10/1980, 10/1982, 5/1993, 11/1993, 3/1994, 2/1997.
Sheet 11: Some dates illegible. Nayarit and Colima figurines. Maya polychrome vessel and enema figurine. Nazca figural vessels, wooden staff. Sioux quilled pipe bag and tobacco pouch. Plains beaded paint bags. Teotihuacan mural. Native American church peyote pins, peyote fans. Several slides marked with dimensions. 8/1968, 6/1972, 5/1973, 1/1974, 5/1980, 5/1996.
Sheet 12: Three slides taped in back. Some dates illegible. Huastec stone pipe. Atacama snuff tablets. Nazca circular tablet. Olmec stone snuffers. Cajamarca figural mortar, Inca llama mortar. Badianus manuscript page. Maya mushroom stone. Donna Torres painting. Several slides marked with dimensions. 2/1970, 8/1970, 4/1981, 2/1990, 3/1990, 4/1993, 10/1993, 11/1993, 5/1995, 7/1995, 4/1996, 4/1999.
Sheet 13: One slide taped in back. Maya lidded vessel or incensario. Codex page. Sinu Darien pendant. Ecuador coca chewer figurine. Feather work textile. Two slides marked with dimensions. 2/1971, 5/1980, 11/1990.
Sheet 2: One slide taped in back. Photo of datura flowers. Maya polychrome tripod vessel, mushroom stone. Nazca figural vessel. Bolivian feline mortar. Chavin and Cupisinque figural vessels. Colima figurine. Codex pages. Seneca stone pipe. Columbia River stone owl bowl. Zacatecas stone animal vessel. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with titles/descriptions. 12/1967, 10/1970, 5/1971, 2/1981, 11/1992, 8/1994, 4/1995, 9/1996.
Sheet 3: Sioux catlinite pipes. Quimbaya metal vessel. Zacatecas figural mortar. Chavin figural vessel. Tiwanaku colonial chicha bowl. Chile snuff tablet. Tolita-Tumaco ceramic grater. Sinu Darien pendant. Tarascan pipe. Sahagun codex pages. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with titles/descriptions. 5/1964, 9/1970, 8/1981, 2/1990, 3/1990, 11/1993.
Sheet 4: Huichol yarn painting. Brass pipe from upstate New York, Micmac pipes, Mollula pipe, Chief Jo Williams. Sioux catlinite figural vessel. Chavin figural ceramic, painted textile. Several slides marked with dimensions. 9/1971, 10/1993, 12/1998.
Sheet 5: Ceramic west Mexican pipes, Tlingit wooden pipe, codex pages. Metal ear spools. Tarascan ceramic pipe. Most slides marked with dimensions. 5/1995, 12/1998.
Sheet 6: Three slides taped in back. Chavin and Cupisinique figural ceramic with San Pedro. Chavin stone tenon heads. Salinar snuff tablet. Olmec serpentine tablet. Aztec green agate carving. Several slides marked with dimensions. 3/1989, 10/1993, 11/1995, 8/2000, 10/2000.
Sheet 7: Two slides taped in back. Amazon snuff tools. Chile snuff tablets. Wari/Huari wood vessel. Nazca whalebone snuff tablet. Olmec snuff tablet. Other unlabeled tablets Sahagun illustrations. Taino vomiting spoon, stone zemi. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. 6/1972, 3/1990, 3/1994, 4/1996, 9/1996, 8/2000.
Sheet 8: A few slides marked with dimensions. Chumash painted visions. Pipes: Taos ceramic, Sioux catlinite and wood, Iroquois, Seneca stone, Venezuela ceramic. Chimu metal musical instruments, vessels. Zacatecas stone figural mortars. Ecuador coca chewer figurine. 9/1970, 2/1971, 5/1971, 2/1981, 4/1981, 10/1981, 4/1982, 10/1990, 5/1996, 10/1997, 8/1998.
Sheet 9: Pipes: Micmac stone, NY State, metal, Haida argillite, Sioux catlinite, Jalisco figurine pair. Peruvian San Pedro figural vessel. Most slides marked with dimensions. 10/1981, 5/1997, 12/1998.
Sheet 10: Some dates illegible. Pipes: Ojibwe wood and metal, ceramic Jalisco, ceramic Taos, Nazca bone and gourd. Chile snuff tablet. Tolita-Tumaco ceramic grater. Crow painted parfleches. Nazca and Chavin figural vessels. Codex page. Maya jadeite turtle. Unlabeled feather work textile, coca chewer mask, vessel with handle. Several slides marked with dimensions. 12/1964, 6/1969, 6/1977, 5/1980, 10/1980, 10/1982, 5/1993, 11/1993, 3/1994, 2/1997.
Sheet 11: Some dates illegible. Nayarit and Colima figurines. Maya polychrome vessel and enema figurine. Nazca figural vessels, wooden staff. Sioux quilled pipe bag and tobacco pouch. Plains beaded paint bags. Teotihuacan mural. Native American church peyote pins, peyote fans. Several slides marked with dimensions. 8/1968, 6/1972, 5/1973, 1/1974, 5/1980, 5/1996.
Sheet 12: Three slides taped in back. Some dates illegible. Huastec stone pipe. Atacama snuff tablets. Nazca circular tablet. Olmec stone snuffers. Cajamarca figural mortar, Inca llama mortar. Badianus manuscript page. Maya mushroom stone. Donna Torres painting. Several slides marked with dimensions. 2/1970, 8/1970, 4/1981, 2/1990, 3/1990, 4/1993, 10/1993, 11/1993, 5/1995, 7/1995, 4/1996, 4/1999.
Sheet 13: One slide taped in back. Maya lidded vessel or incensario. Codex page. Sinu Darien pendant. Ecuador coca chewer figurine. Feather work textile. Two slides marked with dimensions. 2/1971, 5/1980, 11/1990.
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