Vessels, Hachas, Eccentric Flints, Mirrors, Stelae, Figurines, Celts, 1961
File — Box: 11, Folder: 9-10
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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
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: Most slides labeled "University Museum Shop: University of Pennsylvania." Polychrome and incised cylinder vessels, Stone bowl, figurine, celt, hacha bird and stela. Ceramic figural and tripod vessels. Several slides numbered for lecture order. 8/1963.
Sheet 2: Most slides labeled "University Museum Shop: University of Pennsylvania. "Jade carvings, eccentric flints, ceramic figurines and figural vessels, polychrome cylinder vessel, plate, bowl. Incised cup, stone stela. Most slides numbered for lecture order. Undated.
Sheet 3: Two slides taped in front. Stone hacha: sacrifice, armadillo, skull and vulture, serpent. Stone relief carvings, Leyden plate, ceramic vessels, ceramic foot effigy. Most slides marked with descriptions. Two slides marked with dimensions. 5/1963.
Sheet 4: Toltec plumbate turkey effigy. Maya Mixtec-style incensario. Stucco mask over skull. Polychrome bowl, cylinder vessel, and plate, ceramic head vessel. Several slides marked with dimensions and descriptions. 8/1963, 8/1968, 2/1984.
Sheet 5: Ceramic figurine, plate, vase, plumbate head vessels, bird effigy vessel, stone relief. A few slides marked with dimensions. Several slides marked with descriptions. 8/1963, 7/1968, 8/1968, 2/1984, 10/1985.
Sheet 6: Polychrome cylinder vessels, carved stone vessel, incised tripod vessel and jar, incised cylinder vessel with lid. Ceramic figurines, ceramic corn god, stone monkey effigy. Several slides marked with descriptions. 9/1963.
Sheet 7: Ceramic figurines, incensario, incised ceramic bowl, and bowl with lid. Stone Olmec head. Ceramic funerary urns. Most slides marked with descriptions. 7/1981.
Sheet 8: Nebaj vessels, Polychrome jar and bowls, Stone hacha, figurine, and relief. Several slides marked with descriptions. 7/1969, 7/1981.
Sheet 9: Polychrome cylinder vessels, eccentric flints, stone figurine and head. Most slides marked with descriptions/titles. 9/1963, 7/1969.
Sheet 10: Polychrome cylinder vessels, eccentric flints, tripod vessel with lid. All slides marked with descriptions/titles. 7/1969.
Sheet 11: Incense ladle, head vessel, incensarios, pyrite mirrors, polychrome cylinder vessels. Several slides marked with dimensions. Several slides marked with descriptions. 7/1969.
Sheet 12: Polychrome and incised ceramic cylinder vessels, ceramic flask and figural vessel. Most slides marked with descriptions. 8/1963, 7/1969.
Sheet 13: Polychrome and incised ceramic cylinder vessels, polychrome bowls, whistling pot and incised lidded tripod bowl. Stone figural sculptures, head effigy and deer bowl. Several slides marked with descriptions. A few slides marked with dimensions. 11/1961.
Sheet 14: Ceramic whistling pot, tripod effigy vessel, ceramic female figurine, stone stela and relief carvings. Most slides marked with descriptions. A few slides marked with dimensions. 7/1968, 7/1969.
Sheet 15: Stone stela and sculpture, ball court marker, tenon head. Ceramic jaguar effigy pot and bat figurine. Several slides marked with descriptions. 9/1963, 7/1969, 12/1969.
Sheet 16: Ceramic funerary urns, incised checkerboard ceramic, ceramic head of "old god." Illustration of cylinder pot painting. 7/1969.
Sheet 17: Several slides scratched or marred on the surface. Jade relief plaque and celt. Eccentric flints, wood figurine. Several slides marked with dimensions. 6/1967, 12/1967, 7/1968, 5/1970.
Sheet 18: Jade relief carvings, stone stela, wood figurines. A few slides marked with dimensions. 8/1963, 5/1970.
Sheet 19: Jade bead incised with glyph and relief carvings, Jaina figural ceramic bell. A few slides marked with dimensions. Several slides marked with descriptions. 8/1963, 6/1967, 12/1971.
Sheet 20: Stone and shell relief carvings, shell necklace, ceramic incised shell form. Illustrations of Maya paintings. Several slides marked with dimensions. 6/1968, 8/1968, 12/1971.
Sheet 21: Metates, Jaina ceramic figural bell, ceramic incised shell form. Wooden and ceramic figurines, ceramic vessel. Illustrations of Maya paintings. Several slides marked with dimensions. 5/1970, 3/1989.
Sheet 2: Most slides labeled "University Museum Shop: University of Pennsylvania. "Jade carvings, eccentric flints, ceramic figurines and figural vessels, polychrome cylinder vessel, plate, bowl. Incised cup, stone stela. Most slides numbered for lecture order. Undated.
Sheet 3: Two slides taped in front. Stone hacha: sacrifice, armadillo, skull and vulture, serpent. Stone relief carvings, Leyden plate, ceramic vessels, ceramic foot effigy. Most slides marked with descriptions. Two slides marked with dimensions. 5/1963.
Sheet 4: Toltec plumbate turkey effigy. Maya Mixtec-style incensario. Stucco mask over skull. Polychrome bowl, cylinder vessel, and plate, ceramic head vessel. Several slides marked with dimensions and descriptions. 8/1963, 8/1968, 2/1984.
Sheet 5: Ceramic figurine, plate, vase, plumbate head vessels, bird effigy vessel, stone relief. A few slides marked with dimensions. Several slides marked with descriptions. 8/1963, 7/1968, 8/1968, 2/1984, 10/1985.
Sheet 6: Polychrome cylinder vessels, carved stone vessel, incised tripod vessel and jar, incised cylinder vessel with lid. Ceramic figurines, ceramic corn god, stone monkey effigy. Several slides marked with descriptions. 9/1963.
Sheet 7: Ceramic figurines, incensario, incised ceramic bowl, and bowl with lid. Stone Olmec head. Ceramic funerary urns. Most slides marked with descriptions. 7/1981.
Sheet 8: Nebaj vessels, Polychrome jar and bowls, Stone hacha, figurine, and relief. Several slides marked with descriptions. 7/1969, 7/1981.
Sheet 9: Polychrome cylinder vessels, eccentric flints, stone figurine and head. Most slides marked with descriptions/titles. 9/1963, 7/1969.
Sheet 10: Polychrome cylinder vessels, eccentric flints, tripod vessel with lid. All slides marked with descriptions/titles. 7/1969.
Sheet 11: Incense ladle, head vessel, incensarios, pyrite mirrors, polychrome cylinder vessels. Several slides marked with dimensions. Several slides marked with descriptions. 7/1969.
Sheet 12: Polychrome and incised ceramic cylinder vessels, ceramic flask and figural vessel. Most slides marked with descriptions. 8/1963, 7/1969.
Sheet 13: Polychrome and incised ceramic cylinder vessels, polychrome bowls, whistling pot and incised lidded tripod bowl. Stone figural sculptures, head effigy and deer bowl. Several slides marked with descriptions. A few slides marked with dimensions. 11/1961.
Sheet 14: Ceramic whistling pot, tripod effigy vessel, ceramic female figurine, stone stela and relief carvings. Most slides marked with descriptions. A few slides marked with dimensions. 7/1968, 7/1969.
Sheet 15: Stone stela and sculpture, ball court marker, tenon head. Ceramic jaguar effigy pot and bat figurine. Several slides marked with descriptions. 9/1963, 7/1969, 12/1969.
Sheet 16: Ceramic funerary urns, incised checkerboard ceramic, ceramic head of "old god." Illustration of cylinder pot painting. 7/1969.
Sheet 17: Several slides scratched or marred on the surface. Jade relief plaque and celt. Eccentric flints, wood figurine. Several slides marked with dimensions. 6/1967, 12/1967, 7/1968, 5/1970.
Sheet 18: Jade relief carvings, stone stela, wood figurines. A few slides marked with dimensions. 8/1963, 5/1970.
Sheet 19: Jade bead incised with glyph and relief carvings, Jaina figural ceramic bell. A few slides marked with dimensions. Several slides marked with descriptions. 8/1963, 6/1967, 12/1971.
Sheet 20: Stone and shell relief carvings, shell necklace, ceramic incised shell form. Illustrations of Maya paintings. Several slides marked with dimensions. 6/1968, 8/1968, 12/1971.
Sheet 21: Metates, Jaina ceramic figural bell, ceramic incised shell form. Wooden and ceramic figurines, ceramic vessel. Illustrations of Maya paintings. Several slides marked with dimensions. 5/1970, 3/1989.
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