Chichen Itza, Izapa, Chalchuapa, Teotihuacan, Quirigua, Uxmal, Bonampak, Palenque, Nebaj, 1963-1996
File — Box: 11, Folder: 4-5
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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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: Chichen Itza: Nunnery and Temple of the Jaguars. Several slides marked with titles/descriptions. 6/1974.
Sheet 2: Chichen Itza: Temple of the Jaguars. Several slides marked with titles/descriptions. 6/1974, 6/1976.
Sheet 3: Chichen Itza: Temple of the Jaguars, turquoise and shell necklaces. Maya Chiche tenon head. Several slides marked with titles/descriptions. 6/1974, 6/1976, 8/1996.
Sheet 4: Stone figurines, relief carvings, red jaguar throne, chaacmol. Chichen Itza Temple of the Jaguars relief. Several slides marked with titles/descriptions. Two slides marked with dimensions. 8/1963, 12/1963, 11/1970, 7/1974, 6/1976.
Sheet 5: Stone mosaic and gold foil disks. Chichen Itza stone reliefs. Polychrome vessel, incised bowl, eccentric flint. Sulutan figural vessel. Bonampak mural. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with titles/descriptions. 8/1963, 12/1963, 12/1965, 12/1966, 9/1990, 2/1995, 11/1995, 8/1996.
Sheet 6: One slide taped in back. Ulúa vessels, Polychrome cylinder vessels and plate. Ceramic and stone heads and jaguar figurine. Izapa turtle relief. Several slides marked with dimensions. 3/1990, 9/1990, 10/1990, 7/1993.
Sheet 7: Shell gorget, greenstone pendant, stone incised bowl, Polychrome figural vessels, Stone head from Chichen Itza. Tikal ball court. A few slides marked with titles/descriptions. A few slides marked with dimensions. 6/1976, 10/1990, 7/1993, 8/1996.
Sheet 8: Incised stone and ceramic vessels, ceramic and greenstone figurines, Polychrome cylinder vessels and bowl. A few slides marked with titles/descriptions. A few slides marked with dimensions. 1/1987.
Sheet 9: Teotihuacan style ceramic figurines, and lidded incised vessel. Incised and polychrome cylinder vessels, polychrome jars, tripod vessels and bowl. Most slides marked with dimensions. Undated.
Sheet 10: Several slides taped in back. Inlaid teeth. Illustrations of ceramics, glyphs. Incised cylinder vessel, jar, and bowl, polychrome cylinder vessel and bowl. Unlabeled aerial photos of Tikal. A few slides marked with dimensions. 8/1986, 2/1990, 4/1990, 10/1992.
Sheet 11: Quirigua incised ceramic cylinder vessel. Polychrome cylinder vessels and plates. Greenstone figurines. Stone heads. Most slides marked with dimensions. 12/1974, 12/1975, 10/1992.
Sheet 12: Polychrome cylinder vessels, incised lidded vessel, Photo of Palenque, photos of Uxmal. Eccentric flint, stone head. Most slides marked with dimensions. 9/1993.
Sheet 13: One slide discolored (pink). One commercial slide. Photo of Bonampak, Uxmal, and Palenque. Greenstone figurine, polychrome cylinder vessels and figural lidded vessel, Tulum. Clay incised head. Several slides marked with dimensions. 12/1963, 7/1969, 5/1990, 4/1993, 6/1993.
Sheet 14: Murals at Bonampak, greenstone beads, ceramic incised pendant. Polychrome and incised cylinder vessels. Stone Palenque heads. Photos of Palenque and Uxmal. Several slides marked with dimensions. 12/1963, 12/1965, 12/1966, 12/1967, 6/1966, 3/1975, 10/1989, 10/1993, 6/1993.
Sheet 15: Some dates too faded to read. Polychrome cylinder vessels and tripod vessel. Greenstone carvings and beads, ceramic pendant. Lidded incised Teotihuacan vessel. Nebaj vessel. Ceramic head. Several slides marked with dimensions. 7/1969, 9/1990, 10/1990, 11/1990, 10/1992, 6/1993.
Sheet 16: Bonampak murals, Greenstone beads, Incised and polychrome cylinder vessels and bowls. Most slides marked with dimensions. 12/1963, 12/1966, 5/1993, 6/1993.
Sheet 17: Chichen Itza: ball court and reliefs. Tikal: central plaza. Palenque reliefs and stone glyphs. Uxmal Hacha. Palenque jade masks. Ceramic figurine. A few slides marked with titles/descriptions. 1 slide marked with dimensions. 12/1965, 7/1969, 5/1970, 6/1974, 10/1992.
Sheet 2: Chichen Itza: Temple of the Jaguars. Several slides marked with titles/descriptions. 6/1974, 6/1976.
Sheet 3: Chichen Itza: Temple of the Jaguars, turquoise and shell necklaces. Maya Chiche tenon head. Several slides marked with titles/descriptions. 6/1974, 6/1976, 8/1996.
Sheet 4: Stone figurines, relief carvings, red jaguar throne, chaacmol. Chichen Itza Temple of the Jaguars relief. Several slides marked with titles/descriptions. Two slides marked with dimensions. 8/1963, 12/1963, 11/1970, 7/1974, 6/1976.
Sheet 5: Stone mosaic and gold foil disks. Chichen Itza stone reliefs. Polychrome vessel, incised bowl, eccentric flint. Sulutan figural vessel. Bonampak mural. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with titles/descriptions. 8/1963, 12/1963, 12/1965, 12/1966, 9/1990, 2/1995, 11/1995, 8/1996.
Sheet 6: One slide taped in back. Ulúa vessels, Polychrome cylinder vessels and plate. Ceramic and stone heads and jaguar figurine. Izapa turtle relief. Several slides marked with dimensions. 3/1990, 9/1990, 10/1990, 7/1993.
Sheet 7: Shell gorget, greenstone pendant, stone incised bowl, Polychrome figural vessels, Stone head from Chichen Itza. Tikal ball court. A few slides marked with titles/descriptions. A few slides marked with dimensions. 6/1976, 10/1990, 7/1993, 8/1996.
Sheet 8: Incised stone and ceramic vessels, ceramic and greenstone figurines, Polychrome cylinder vessels and bowl. A few slides marked with titles/descriptions. A few slides marked with dimensions. 1/1987.
Sheet 9: Teotihuacan style ceramic figurines, and lidded incised vessel. Incised and polychrome cylinder vessels, polychrome jars, tripod vessels and bowl. Most slides marked with dimensions. Undated.
Sheet 10: Several slides taped in back. Inlaid teeth. Illustrations of ceramics, glyphs. Incised cylinder vessel, jar, and bowl, polychrome cylinder vessel and bowl. Unlabeled aerial photos of Tikal. A few slides marked with dimensions. 8/1986, 2/1990, 4/1990, 10/1992.
Sheet 11: Quirigua incised ceramic cylinder vessel. Polychrome cylinder vessels and plates. Greenstone figurines. Stone heads. Most slides marked with dimensions. 12/1974, 12/1975, 10/1992.
Sheet 12: Polychrome cylinder vessels, incised lidded vessel, Photo of Palenque, photos of Uxmal. Eccentric flint, stone head. Most slides marked with dimensions. 9/1993.
Sheet 13: One slide discolored (pink). One commercial slide. Photo of Bonampak, Uxmal, and Palenque. Greenstone figurine, polychrome cylinder vessels and figural lidded vessel, Tulum. Clay incised head. Several slides marked with dimensions. 12/1963, 7/1969, 5/1990, 4/1993, 6/1993.
Sheet 14: Murals at Bonampak, greenstone beads, ceramic incised pendant. Polychrome and incised cylinder vessels. Stone Palenque heads. Photos of Palenque and Uxmal. Several slides marked with dimensions. 12/1963, 12/1965, 12/1966, 12/1967, 6/1966, 3/1975, 10/1989, 10/1993, 6/1993.
Sheet 15: Some dates too faded to read. Polychrome cylinder vessels and tripod vessel. Greenstone carvings and beads, ceramic pendant. Lidded incised Teotihuacan vessel. Nebaj vessel. Ceramic head. Several slides marked with dimensions. 7/1969, 9/1990, 10/1990, 11/1990, 10/1992, 6/1993.
Sheet 16: Bonampak murals, Greenstone beads, Incised and polychrome cylinder vessels and bowls. Most slides marked with dimensions. 12/1963, 12/1966, 5/1993, 6/1993.
Sheet 17: Chichen Itza: ball court and reliefs. Tikal: central plaza. Palenque reliefs and stone glyphs. Uxmal Hacha. Palenque jade masks. Ceramic figurine. A few slides marked with titles/descriptions. 1 slide marked with dimensions. 12/1965, 7/1969, 5/1970, 6/1974, 10/1992.
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