Ceramic Vessel, Stone Bowls, Figurines, 1961-1996
File — Box: 11, Folder: 6
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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
- 1961-1996
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 vessel and plate. Stone head. Ceramic figural vessel and vessel illustration. Jaina figurine. Copan, Campeche, Peten. Several slides marked with dimensions. 2/1970, 2/1996, 4/1996, 5/1996.
Sheet 2: Polychrome and mold made cylinder vessels, plate. Lidded ceramic vessels. Ceramic whistles. Greenstone celts. Peten, Honduras, Colima, Guatemala. All slides marked with dimensions. 5/1995, 2/1996.
Sheet 3: Greenstone celts, eccentric flints, flint spearheads. Ceramic molds, wheeled figurine, seated figurine. Most slides marked with dimensions. 5/1995, 7/1995, 2/1996.
Sheet 4: Peten and Copan polychrome bowls, jars, cylinder vessels. Pacific Coast figural vessel. Honduras ceramic figurine. Most slides marked with dimensions. 2/1996.
Sheet 5: Miniature Ulúa stone bowls. Mold made vases. Polychrome vases, lidded and unlidded bowls. Jaina figurine. Honduras ceramic whistles. All slides marked with dimensions. 2/1996.
Sheet 6: Jaina, Highland, and Honduras figurines. Polychrome cylinder vessels and vases.Most slides marked with dimensions. Most slides marked with dimensions. 2/1996.
Sheet 7: Honduras, Peten, and Honduras polychrome cylinder vessels. Jaina and other figurines. Olmec tripod stone plate. Izapa vessel. Most slides marked with dimensions. 2/1996.
Sheet 8: Polychrome cylinder vessels and plate. Stone plate. Polychrome God N and animal figural vessels. Incised figural vessel. Most slides marked with dimensions. 2/1996.
Sheet 9: Ulúa stone bowls. Polychrome plates, bowls, tripod vessels, cylinder vessels, and lidded vessels. Incised vase. Fine orangeware jar. All slides marked with dimensions. 2/1996.
Sheet 10: Ceramic figurine, spouted shell figural jar. One slide marked with dimensions. 11/1961.
Sheet 2: Polychrome and mold made cylinder vessels, plate. Lidded ceramic vessels. Ceramic whistles. Greenstone celts. Peten, Honduras, Colima, Guatemala. All slides marked with dimensions. 5/1995, 2/1996.
Sheet 3: Greenstone celts, eccentric flints, flint spearheads. Ceramic molds, wheeled figurine, seated figurine. Most slides marked with dimensions. 5/1995, 7/1995, 2/1996.
Sheet 4: Peten and Copan polychrome bowls, jars, cylinder vessels. Pacific Coast figural vessel. Honduras ceramic figurine. Most slides marked with dimensions. 2/1996.
Sheet 5: Miniature Ulúa stone bowls. Mold made vases. Polychrome vases, lidded and unlidded bowls. Jaina figurine. Honduras ceramic whistles. All slides marked with dimensions. 2/1996.
Sheet 6: Jaina, Highland, and Honduras figurines. Polychrome cylinder vessels and vases.Most slides marked with dimensions. Most slides marked with dimensions. 2/1996.
Sheet 7: Honduras, Peten, and Honduras polychrome cylinder vessels. Jaina and other figurines. Olmec tripod stone plate. Izapa vessel. Most slides marked with dimensions. 2/1996.
Sheet 8: Polychrome cylinder vessels and plate. Stone plate. Polychrome God N and animal figural vessels. Incised figural vessel. Most slides marked with dimensions. 2/1996.
Sheet 9: Ulúa stone bowls. Polychrome plates, bowls, tripod vessels, cylinder vessels, and lidded vessels. Incised vase. Fine orangeware jar. All slides marked with dimensions. 2/1996.
Sheet 10: Ceramic figurine, spouted shell figural jar. One slide marked with dimensions. 11/1961.
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