Chichen Itza, Jaina, Nebaj, Palenque, Bonampak, Yaxchilan, Veracruz, 1963-1996
File — Box: 10, Folder: 9
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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
- 1963-1996
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: Polychrome cylinder vessels and bowls, ceramic figurine, lidded incised ceramic vessel, unlabeled archaeological sites. Most slides marked with dimensions. 12/1974, 2/1996.
Sheet 2: Some dates too faded to read. Wooden stone inlaid disks from Chichen Itza, Jaina figurines, ceramic and stone figurines, polychrome and incised cylinder vessels. A few slides marked with dimensions. 7/1974, 6/1993, 3/1994, 5/1994.
Sheet 3: Four slides taped in back. Polychrome cylinder vessels and jars and incised cylinder vessels and bowl. Chichen Itza: ball court, Caracol, relief tower at Temple of Jaguars, Temple of Tigers, relief illustrations. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with titles/descriptions. 3/1994.
Sheet 4: A few slides discolored (pink). Chichen Itza: Templo Viejo and ball court ring. Polychrome cylinder vessels and bowl. Monkey figural vessel, greenstone relief celt, figurine. 9/1990, 3/1994.
Sheet 5: One slide discolored (pink). One slide taped in back. Greenstone bead from Tula, Nebaj figural vessel, Polychrome cylinder vessels, stone figurine, Jaina figurine, illustration. Chichanchob at Chichen Itza. Most slides marked with dimensions. 12/1967, 11/1990.
Sheet 6: Greenstone beads and carved celts from Tula. Most slides marked with dimensions. 12/1967.
Sheet 7: Most slides discolored (pink). Chichen Itza: Castillo, Temple of Tigers. Stone figurine. Several slides marked with titles. 6/1993.
Sheet 8: One slide in professional housing. One slide taped in back. One slide in individual sleeve marked with label. Ceramic and stone figurines, ceramic figural vessel, ceramic mask, polychrome cylinder vessels, Jaina figurines. A few slides marked with dimensions. 10/1963, 3/1965, 5/1970, 3/1994, 5/1994.
Sheet 9: Inlaid teeth, greenstone pendants and beads, polychrome cylinder vessels, Royal rite ceramic figurine from Palenque, Veracruz ceramic figurines. Several slides marked with dimensions. 12/1967.
Sheet 10: Jaina figurines, Ulúa stone vessel, polychrome bowl, incised stone, illustration of calendric glyphs, murals at Bonampak, stone relief glyphs, figurines, quatrefoil bowl, polychrome cylinder vessel. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with titles/descriptions. 12/1966, 3/1971, 5/1979, 10/1982, 3/1989, 10/1989, 2/1990.
Sheet 11: One slide taped in back. Two slides discolored (pink). Ulúa stone vessel, Chichen Itza Temple of the Jaguar reliefs, Yaxchilan Lintel 15 rubbing, mural at Bonampak, polychrome cylinder vessels, rubbing of Palenque relief, ceramic figurine and mask. Phallic pipe. A few slides marked with titles/descriptions. 8/1964, 12/1966, 6/1976, 10/1989.
Sheet 12: Polychrome bowl, illustration, phallic pipe, toad bowl. 3/1989, 10/1989.
Sheet 13: Polychrome bowl, polychrome cylinder vessel, phallic pipe, toad bowl. 10/1989.
Sheet 2: Some dates too faded to read. Wooden stone inlaid disks from Chichen Itza, Jaina figurines, ceramic and stone figurines, polychrome and incised cylinder vessels. A few slides marked with dimensions. 7/1974, 6/1993, 3/1994, 5/1994.
Sheet 3: Four slides taped in back. Polychrome cylinder vessels and jars and incised cylinder vessels and bowl. Chichen Itza: ball court, Caracol, relief tower at Temple of Jaguars, Temple of Tigers, relief illustrations. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with titles/descriptions. 3/1994.
Sheet 4: A few slides discolored (pink). Chichen Itza: Templo Viejo and ball court ring. Polychrome cylinder vessels and bowl. Monkey figural vessel, greenstone relief celt, figurine. 9/1990, 3/1994.
Sheet 5: One slide discolored (pink). One slide taped in back. Greenstone bead from Tula, Nebaj figural vessel, Polychrome cylinder vessels, stone figurine, Jaina figurine, illustration. Chichanchob at Chichen Itza. Most slides marked with dimensions. 12/1967, 11/1990.
Sheet 6: Greenstone beads and carved celts from Tula. Most slides marked with dimensions. 12/1967.
Sheet 7: Most slides discolored (pink). Chichen Itza: Castillo, Temple of Tigers. Stone figurine. Several slides marked with titles. 6/1993.
Sheet 8: One slide in professional housing. One slide taped in back. One slide in individual sleeve marked with label. Ceramic and stone figurines, ceramic figural vessel, ceramic mask, polychrome cylinder vessels, Jaina figurines. A few slides marked with dimensions. 10/1963, 3/1965, 5/1970, 3/1994, 5/1994.
Sheet 9: Inlaid teeth, greenstone pendants and beads, polychrome cylinder vessels, Royal rite ceramic figurine from Palenque, Veracruz ceramic figurines. Several slides marked with dimensions. 12/1967.
Sheet 10: Jaina figurines, Ulúa stone vessel, polychrome bowl, incised stone, illustration of calendric glyphs, murals at Bonampak, stone relief glyphs, figurines, quatrefoil bowl, polychrome cylinder vessel. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with titles/descriptions. 12/1966, 3/1971, 5/1979, 10/1982, 3/1989, 10/1989, 2/1990.
Sheet 11: One slide taped in back. Two slides discolored (pink). Ulúa stone vessel, Chichen Itza Temple of the Jaguar reliefs, Yaxchilan Lintel 15 rubbing, mural at Bonampak, polychrome cylinder vessels, rubbing of Palenque relief, ceramic figurine and mask. Phallic pipe. A few slides marked with titles/descriptions. 8/1964, 12/1966, 6/1976, 10/1989.
Sheet 12: Polychrome bowl, illustration, phallic pipe, toad bowl. 3/1989, 10/1989.
Sheet 13: Polychrome bowl, polychrome cylinder vessel, phallic pipe, toad bowl. 10/1989.
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