Jewelry, Figurines, Celts, Masks, Stone Reliefs, 1961-1990
File — Box: 11, Folder: 7
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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
- 1961-1990
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: Six slides taped in back. Polychrome cylinder vessels, plates, and vases. Most slides marked with dimensions. 4/1990, 1/1991.
Sheet 2: Palenque, Jaina, and Zacaculeu figurines. Photos of Zaculeu. Ceramic pendant. Palenque relief detail and stone head. Several slides marked with dimensions. 10/1963, 10/1969, 12/1974, 9/1990.
Sheet 3: Polychrome and mold made cylinder vessels, ceramic upland Guatemala figurines. Highland stone sculpture. Several slides marked with dimensions. 5/1963, 8/1963, 3/1970, 4/1974, 1/1975, 9/1990.
Sheet 4: Peten ceramic rattle. Stone relief object. Stone tenon head. Stone figural bowl. Polychrome cylinder vessel. Quirigua Stone relief illustration, Stela D. Most slides marked with dimensions. 4/1969, 10/1985, 4/1990.
Sheet 5: Greenstone beads, celt, pendant. Quatrefoil vessel. Jaina figurines. Polychrome cylinder vessel. Stone figural bowl. Most slides marked with dimensions. 2/1990, 4/1990.
Sheet 6: Two slides taped in back. Catherwood prints. Leiden plate illustration. Mold made jars, and polychrome cylinder vessels. Jaina figurines. 5/1981, 10/1990
Sheet 7: Incised and polychrome cylinder vessels .Lidded vessel. Ceramic figurine. Jade inlaid head. Catherwood print. Several slides marked with dimensions. 6/1961, 11/1961, 11/1970, 8/1974, 5/1981, 9/1990.
Sheet 8: Incised and mold made cylinder vessels. Polychrome and quatrefoil plate. Incised greenstone celt and mask. Ceramic figurine. Figural deer vessel. Most slides marked with dimensions. 2/1990, 9/1990, 11/1990.
Sheet 9: Mold made and polychrome cylinder vessels. Greenstone mask. Illustration of caved pyrite, Zaculeu. Several slides marked with dimensions. 11/1990.
Sheet 10: Tulum: Temple of the Frescoes. Altun Ha architecture. 6/1974, 6/1976.
Sheet 11: Altun Ha architecture, horse. Belize, house along Northern Highway. 6/1974, 6/1976.
Sheet 12: Becan: architecture and flora. 3/1975.
Sheet 13: Becan: architecture and flora. Altun Ha architecture. Palenque architecture. Stone relief. 8/1963, 6/1974, 3/1975, 6/1976.
Sheet 14: Palenque jade mask and greenstone carving. Jaina and ceramic figurines. Stone figurine. Lidded tripod vessel. Polychrome cylinder vessel. Stone mask. Several slides marked with dimensions. One slide marked with extended description. 12/1963, 7/1969, 12/1974, 10/1990.
Sheet 2: Palenque, Jaina, and Zacaculeu figurines. Photos of Zaculeu. Ceramic pendant. Palenque relief detail and stone head. Several slides marked with dimensions. 10/1963, 10/1969, 12/1974, 9/1990.
Sheet 3: Polychrome and mold made cylinder vessels, ceramic upland Guatemala figurines. Highland stone sculpture. Several slides marked with dimensions. 5/1963, 8/1963, 3/1970, 4/1974, 1/1975, 9/1990.
Sheet 4: Peten ceramic rattle. Stone relief object. Stone tenon head. Stone figural bowl. Polychrome cylinder vessel. Quirigua Stone relief illustration, Stela D. Most slides marked with dimensions. 4/1969, 10/1985, 4/1990.
Sheet 5: Greenstone beads, celt, pendant. Quatrefoil vessel. Jaina figurines. Polychrome cylinder vessel. Stone figural bowl. Most slides marked with dimensions. 2/1990, 4/1990.
Sheet 6: Two slides taped in back. Catherwood prints. Leiden plate illustration. Mold made jars, and polychrome cylinder vessels. Jaina figurines. 5/1981, 10/1990
Sheet 7: Incised and polychrome cylinder vessels .Lidded vessel. Ceramic figurine. Jade inlaid head. Catherwood print. Several slides marked with dimensions. 6/1961, 11/1961, 11/1970, 8/1974, 5/1981, 9/1990.
Sheet 8: Incised and mold made cylinder vessels. Polychrome and quatrefoil plate. Incised greenstone celt and mask. Ceramic figurine. Figural deer vessel. Most slides marked with dimensions. 2/1990, 9/1990, 11/1990.
Sheet 9: Mold made and polychrome cylinder vessels. Greenstone mask. Illustration of caved pyrite, Zaculeu. Several slides marked with dimensions. 11/1990.
Sheet 10: Tulum: Temple of the Frescoes. Altun Ha architecture. 6/1974, 6/1976.
Sheet 11: Altun Ha architecture, horse. Belize, house along Northern Highway. 6/1974, 6/1976.
Sheet 12: Becan: architecture and flora. 3/1975.
Sheet 13: Becan: architecture and flora. Altun Ha architecture. Palenque architecture. Stone relief. 8/1963, 6/1974, 3/1975, 6/1976.
Sheet 14: Palenque jade mask and greenstone carving. Jaina and ceramic figurines. Stone figurine. Lidded tripod vessel. Polychrome cylinder vessel. Stone mask. Several slides marked with dimensions. One slide marked with extended description. 12/1963, 7/1969, 12/1974, 10/1990.
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