Stelae, Figurines, Celts, Vessels, 1963-1997
File — Box: 11, Folder: 1
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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
- 1963-1997
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 front. Stone stelae, ceramic figurines and vessels. Mural from R. Anguiano. A few slides marked with descriptions and/or dimensions. 5/1963, 8/1963, 10/1963, 7/1964, 8/1964, 3/1969, 7/1969, 12/1969, 12/1971.
Sheet 2: Stone stelae from Tikal and Tabasco. Polychrome bowls, toad vessel, and clay birds. Fake relief carving by the Hungarian. Two slides marked with dates. Several slides marked with dimensions. 3/1969, 7/1969, 3/1970, 12/1974, 5/1990, 10/1990.
Sheet 3: One slide discolored (pink). Stone stelae, Jaina and pre-classic figurines, greenstone carvings, ceramic vessels, bat figurine. Several slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with titles/descriptions. 8/1963, 7/1968, 8/1968, 11/1969, 12/1969, 11/1970, 12/1971, 4/1979, 2/1984, 10/1985.
Sheet 4: Wooden Jonuta figurines and celts, Toltec stone figure. All slides marked with dimensions. 3/1970.
Sheet 5: One slide taped in back. Huaymil ceramic lidded double vessel and figural vessels, jaina figurine and oval objects, Campeche incised bowl, stone stelae. Several slides marked with dimensions. 5/1962, 8/1963, 8/1970, 12/1971.
Sheet 6: Jonuta wooden figurine, shell pendant, polychrome cylinder vessels and bowls, Etzma stone figurine. Most slides marked with dimensions. 10/1963, 12/1963, 3/1970, 2/1997.
Sheet 7: Polychrome jar, bowl with stand, tripod bowl, incised cylinder vessels and flask. Carved greenstone celt, eccentric flint, Jaina figurine. Most slides marked with dimensions. 5/1995, 7/1995, 5/1996, 2/1997.
Sheet 8: Polychrome and incised cylinder vessels, incised flask, codex illustration. Several slides marked with dimensions. Several slides marked with dimensions. 5/1995, 9/1996.
Sheet 9: Polychrome cylinder vessels, jar, and bowl, eccentric flints. Most slides marked with dimensions. 5/1995, 7/1995.
Sheet 10: Bird effigy vessel, Polychrome and incised cylinder vessels, lidded incised vessel, polychrome tripod vessel with rattle feet, figurines. All slides marked with dimensions. 5/1995, 7/1995.
Sheet 11: Stone stela, greenstone feline figurine, polychrome and incised cylinder vessels. Nebaj ceramic polychrome head. Ceramic figurine. Stone head with mustache. Book illustration. Most slides marked with dimensions. 6/1965, 6/1989.
Sheet 12: Polychrome cylinder vessel. Slide marked with dimensions. 7/1995.
Sheet 2: Stone stelae from Tikal and Tabasco. Polychrome bowls, toad vessel, and clay birds. Fake relief carving by the Hungarian. Two slides marked with dates. Several slides marked with dimensions. 3/1969, 7/1969, 3/1970, 12/1974, 5/1990, 10/1990.
Sheet 3: One slide discolored (pink). Stone stelae, Jaina and pre-classic figurines, greenstone carvings, ceramic vessels, bat figurine. Several slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with titles/descriptions. 8/1963, 7/1968, 8/1968, 11/1969, 12/1969, 11/1970, 12/1971, 4/1979, 2/1984, 10/1985.
Sheet 4: Wooden Jonuta figurines and celts, Toltec stone figure. All slides marked with dimensions. 3/1970.
Sheet 5: One slide taped in back. Huaymil ceramic lidded double vessel and figural vessels, jaina figurine and oval objects, Campeche incised bowl, stone stelae. Several slides marked with dimensions. 5/1962, 8/1963, 8/1970, 12/1971.
Sheet 6: Jonuta wooden figurine, shell pendant, polychrome cylinder vessels and bowls, Etzma stone figurine. Most slides marked with dimensions. 10/1963, 12/1963, 3/1970, 2/1997.
Sheet 7: Polychrome jar, bowl with stand, tripod bowl, incised cylinder vessels and flask. Carved greenstone celt, eccentric flint, Jaina figurine. Most slides marked with dimensions. 5/1995, 7/1995, 5/1996, 2/1997.
Sheet 8: Polychrome and incised cylinder vessels, incised flask, codex illustration. Several slides marked with dimensions. Several slides marked with dimensions. 5/1995, 9/1996.
Sheet 9: Polychrome cylinder vessels, jar, and bowl, eccentric flints. Most slides marked with dimensions. 5/1995, 7/1995.
Sheet 10: Bird effigy vessel, Polychrome and incised cylinder vessels, lidded incised vessel, polychrome tripod vessel with rattle feet, figurines. All slides marked with dimensions. 5/1995, 7/1995.
Sheet 11: Stone stela, greenstone feline figurine, polychrome and incised cylinder vessels. Nebaj ceramic polychrome head. Ceramic figurine. Stone head with mustache. Book illustration. Most slides marked with dimensions. 6/1965, 6/1989.
Sheet 12: Polychrome cylinder vessel. Slide marked with dimensions. 7/1995.
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