Masks, Wampum, Rattles, Hats, Ladles, Clothing, 1963-1986
File — Box: 10, 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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
- 1963-1986
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: False Face society masks. 1982.
Sheet 2: False Face society masks. Wooden feast ladle. Wampum Washington Covenant and Hiawatha belt. Red Jacket's quilled sheath and pouch. Some info and dimensions given. 1963; 1980-3.
Sheet 3: False Face society masks. Corn husk masks. Bone comb. Wooden feast ladle. Some dimensions given. 1981-2.
Sheet 4: Some object dates given. One damaged slide. Wampum Washington Covenant and Hiawatha belt. Quilled moccasins. Quilled hadlock strap bag. Quilled birch bark containers. Iroquois portrait. False face masks, corn husk mask. Turtle shell rattle. Some dimensions and info given. 1979-80; 1982; 1986.
Sheet 5: One slide damaged and taped. False Face society masks, turtle rattle. Corn husk masks. Beaded hats. Feathered and beaded hat. Photos of masking. Some dimensions and info given. 1982; 1986.
Sheet 6: Some object dates given. False Face society masks. Some dimensions and info given. January 1982.
Sheet 7: False Face society masks. 1981-2; 1986.
Sheet 8: False Face society masks. Corn husk mask. Feathered hat. Some dimensions and info given. 1982; 1986.
Sheet 9: False Face society masks. Dimensions and some info given. 1982.
Sheet 10: False Face society masks. Dimensions and some info given. 1982.
Sheet 11: False Face society masks. Dimensions and some info given. 1982.
Sheet 12: False Face society masks. Dimensions given. 1982.
Sheet 13: Some object dates given. False Face society masks. Wooden feast ladles (one from Kettle Burial). Dimensions and some info given. Dimensions and info given. 1980-2.
Sheet 14: False Face society masks, one in progress. Dimensions and some info given. 1982.
Sheet 15: Some object dates given. False Face society masks. One fake. Some dimensions and info given. 1977; 1980-1.
Sheet 16: Some object dates given. False Face society mask. Painted hide robe. Dimensions given. August 1981.
Sheet 17: Some object dates given. False Face society masks. Moose hair embroidery and quilled moccasins. Huron beaded, moose hair, buffalo hoof, and caribou bags. Some dimensions and info given. 1963; 1977; 1980.
Sheet 2: False Face society masks. Wooden feast ladle. Wampum Washington Covenant and Hiawatha belt. Red Jacket's quilled sheath and pouch. Some info and dimensions given. 1963; 1980-3.
Sheet 3: False Face society masks. Corn husk masks. Bone comb. Wooden feast ladle. Some dimensions given. 1981-2.
Sheet 4: Some object dates given. One damaged slide. Wampum Washington Covenant and Hiawatha belt. Quilled moccasins. Quilled hadlock strap bag. Quilled birch bark containers. Iroquois portrait. False face masks, corn husk mask. Turtle shell rattle. Some dimensions and info given. 1979-80; 1982; 1986.
Sheet 5: One slide damaged and taped. False Face society masks, turtle rattle. Corn husk masks. Beaded hats. Feathered and beaded hat. Photos of masking. Some dimensions and info given. 1982; 1986.
Sheet 6: Some object dates given. False Face society masks. Some dimensions and info given. January 1982.
Sheet 7: False Face society masks. 1981-2; 1986.
Sheet 8: False Face society masks. Corn husk mask. Feathered hat. Some dimensions and info given. 1982; 1986.
Sheet 9: False Face society masks. Dimensions and some info given. 1982.
Sheet 10: False Face society masks. Dimensions and some info given. 1982.
Sheet 11: False Face society masks. Dimensions and some info given. 1982.
Sheet 12: False Face society masks. Dimensions given. 1982.
Sheet 13: Some object dates given. False Face society masks. Wooden feast ladles (one from Kettle Burial). Dimensions and some info given. Dimensions and info given. 1980-2.
Sheet 14: False Face society masks, one in progress. Dimensions and some info given. 1982.
Sheet 15: Some object dates given. False Face society masks. One fake. Some dimensions and info given. 1977; 1980-1.
Sheet 16: Some object dates given. False Face society mask. Painted hide robe. Dimensions given. August 1981.
Sheet 17: Some object dates given. False Face society masks. Moose hair embroidery and quilled moccasins. Huron beaded, moose hair, buffalo hoof, and caribou bags. Some dimensions and info given. 1963; 1977; 1980.
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