Chichen Itza, Nebaj, Bonampak, Chavin, Tulum, 1963-1994
File — Box: 11, Folder: 2-3
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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
- 1963-1994
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: Two slides discolored (pink). Chichen Itza: ball court temple, ball court, and ball court relief. Relief and platform from Temple of Eagles and Jaguars. Most slides marked with titles/descriptions. 6/1974, 3/1975.
Sheet 2: Chichen Itza: caracol interior and exterior. Polychrome cylinder vessels, plate. Turtle whistle, Dresden Codex page. Most slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with titles/descriptions. 6/1974, 7/1995.
Sheet 3: Chichen Itza: caracol exterior. Polychrome cylinder vessels, plates. Incised vessels with lid. Colima figurines, Stone snake vessel. Most slides marked with dimensions. 6/1974, 7/1995, 2/1997.
Sheet 4: One slide in individual sleeve marked with label. Jaina figurines, incised and polychrome cylinder vessels, incised tripod vessel. Most slides marked with dimensions. 12/1963, 8/1964, 12/1965, 11/1990.
Sheet 5: Chichen Itza relief, circular stone relief and details. Most slides marked with dimensions. 3/1975, 11/1995.
Sheet 6: One slide in professional housing. One slide taped in back. Carved greenstone figurines, ceramic whistle, incised bowls. Nebaj Polychrome cylinder vessel. Polychrome plate. Jaina and other ceramic figurine. Several slides marked with dimensions. 3/1994.
Sheet 7: Polychrome cylinder vessel and details. All same vessel. 3/1994.
Sheet 8: Polychrome cylinder vessel and details. All same vessel. 3/1994.
Sheet 9: One slide in professional housing. Illustrations by Catherwood and Maudslay, and roll outs of polychrome vessels, Tulum diagram and Madrid codex illustration. Lidded bowl and cylinder polychrome vessels. Bonampak mural. Chavin pyro engraved gourd. A few slides marked with dimensions. 12/1966, 1/1975, 10/1985, 10/1990.
Sheet 10: One slide taped in back. Polychrome cylinder vessels and plates, roll outs of polychrome vessels, incised stone and lidded vessels. Bonampak murals. Several slides marked with dimensions. 12/1964, 12/1966, 5/1993, 6/1993, 3/1994.
Sheet 11: One slide taped in back. Incised shell gorgets, incised and carved stone vessels, polychrome cylinder vessels and plate. Most slides marked with dimensions. Undated.
Sheet 12: Nebaj and chama polychrome cylinder vessels. Polychrome and incised cylinder vessel, ceramic masks. Several slides marked with dimensions. 10/1989, 11/1990.
Sheet 13: Polychrome cylinder vessels, incised jar, ceramic masks and stone relief. A few slides marked with dimensions. 10/1989.
Sheet 14: Polychrome and incised ceramic cylinder vessels and bowls. Ceramic double headed jaguar, stone anthropomorphic feline. Most slides marked with dimensions. 9/1990, 10/1990, 11/1990.
Sheet 15: Polychrome ceramic cylinder vessels. Relief carving and stelae at unlabeled site. 10/1993, 3/1994.
Sheet 16: Polychrome ceramic cylinder vessels and plate. Chalchuapa ceramic figurine. A few slides marked with dimensions. 3/1971, 10/1989, 9/1990, 3/1994.
Sheet 2: Chichen Itza: caracol interior and exterior. Polychrome cylinder vessels, plate. Turtle whistle, Dresden Codex page. Most slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with titles/descriptions. 6/1974, 7/1995.
Sheet 3: Chichen Itza: caracol exterior. Polychrome cylinder vessels, plates. Incised vessels with lid. Colima figurines, Stone snake vessel. Most slides marked with dimensions. 6/1974, 7/1995, 2/1997.
Sheet 4: One slide in individual sleeve marked with label. Jaina figurines, incised and polychrome cylinder vessels, incised tripod vessel. Most slides marked with dimensions. 12/1963, 8/1964, 12/1965, 11/1990.
Sheet 5: Chichen Itza relief, circular stone relief and details. Most slides marked with dimensions. 3/1975, 11/1995.
Sheet 6: One slide in professional housing. One slide taped in back. Carved greenstone figurines, ceramic whistle, incised bowls. Nebaj Polychrome cylinder vessel. Polychrome plate. Jaina and other ceramic figurine. Several slides marked with dimensions. 3/1994.
Sheet 7: Polychrome cylinder vessel and details. All same vessel. 3/1994.
Sheet 8: Polychrome cylinder vessel and details. All same vessel. 3/1994.
Sheet 9: One slide in professional housing. Illustrations by Catherwood and Maudslay, and roll outs of polychrome vessels, Tulum diagram and Madrid codex illustration. Lidded bowl and cylinder polychrome vessels. Bonampak mural. Chavin pyro engraved gourd. A few slides marked with dimensions. 12/1966, 1/1975, 10/1985, 10/1990.
Sheet 10: One slide taped in back. Polychrome cylinder vessels and plates, roll outs of polychrome vessels, incised stone and lidded vessels. Bonampak murals. Several slides marked with dimensions. 12/1964, 12/1966, 5/1993, 6/1993, 3/1994.
Sheet 11: One slide taped in back. Incised shell gorgets, incised and carved stone vessels, polychrome cylinder vessels and plate. Most slides marked with dimensions. Undated.
Sheet 12: Nebaj and chama polychrome cylinder vessels. Polychrome and incised cylinder vessel, ceramic masks. Several slides marked with dimensions. 10/1989, 11/1990.
Sheet 13: Polychrome cylinder vessels, incised jar, ceramic masks and stone relief. A few slides marked with dimensions. 10/1989.
Sheet 14: Polychrome and incised ceramic cylinder vessels and bowls. Ceramic double headed jaguar, stone anthropomorphic feline. Most slides marked with dimensions. 9/1990, 10/1990, 11/1990.
Sheet 15: Polychrome ceramic cylinder vessels. Relief carving and stelae at unlabeled site. 10/1993, 3/1994.
Sheet 16: Polychrome ceramic cylinder vessels and plate. Chalchuapa ceramic figurine. A few slides marked with dimensions. 3/1971, 10/1989, 9/1990, 3/1994.
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