Chichen Itza, Figurines, Whistles, 1961-1990
File — Box: 12, Folder: 1-2
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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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: Polychrome and incised cylinder vessels, Jaina style figurine. All slides marked with dimensions. Undated.
Sheet 2: Chichen Itza: Skull rack relief, castillo, nunnery annex, iglesia. Most slides marked with titles. 6/1974, 3/1975, 6/1976.
Sheet 3: Palenque stone faces, eccentric flints, polychrome and incised ceramic cylinder vessels. All slides marked with dimensions. 8/1989, 5/1995, 7/1995.
Sheet 4: Palenque stone faces, figural vessel, ceramic incense burner, polychrome and incised ceramic cylinder vessels. Most slides marked with dimensions. 7/1995.
Sheet 5: Ceramic Jaina figurines. A few slides marked with dimensions and titles. 10/1963, 12/1963, 3/1965, 11/1968, 4/1969, 11/1969, 3/1970.
Sheet 6: Ceramic Jaina figurines. 10/1963, 9/1965, 12/1965.
Sheet 7: Ceramic Jaina figurines, one ballplayer. Several slides marked with dimensions. 3/1965, 6/1965, 12/1965, 9/1968, 4/1969.
Sheet 8: Ceramic Jaina figurines, standing and sitting. A few slides marked with dimensions. 5/1962, 10/1963, 12/1963, 7/1964, 3/1965, 12/1965, 4/1969, 2/1973.
Sheet 9: Ceramic Jaina figurines, standing and sitting. Ceramic head whistle. 12/1963, 1/1965, 12/1965, 10/1967, 8/1968.
Sheet 10: Several slides labeled in back with stickers. Ceramic Jaina figurines, standing and sitting. Jaina style figural vessel. A few slides marked with dimensions. 11/1962, 5/1963, 12/1963, 4/1964, 8/1964, 11/1964, 12/1965, 3/1970, 5/1970.
Sheet 11: Ceramic Jaina figurines, standing and sitting. Jaina style figural vessel. God N as a turtle. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides labeled in back with stickers. 8/1963, 10/1963, 12/1963, 4/1964, 8/1964, 3/1965, 9/1965, 12/1971, 9/1983.
Sheet 12: Ceramic Jaina figurines, standing and sitting. Jaina style figural vessel. Several slides marked with dimensions. 8/1964, 12/1965, 5/1970, 12/1971, 1/1984, 2/1984, 10/1985.
Sheet 13: One slides in professional casing. Ceramic Jaina figurines, standing and sitting. Jaina style figural vessel. God N as a turtle, Prisoner motif, ballplayer. A few slides marked with dimensions. 5/1962, 11/1962, 10/1963, 3/1965, 10/1967, 8/1968, 9/1968, 2/1970, 12/1971, 9/1983.
Sheet 14: Ceramic Jaina figurines, standing and sitting. Several slides marked with dimensions. 5/1962, 12/1963, 2/1964, 2/1970, 2/1973, 9/1974, 9/1983.
Sheet 15: Several slides housed in individual sleeves labeled with stickers. Ceramic Jaina figurines, standing and sitting. A few slides marked with dimensions. 11/1961, 8/1963, 12/1963, 9/1965, 12/1965, 3/1970.
Sheet 16: One slide in professional housing. Ceramic Jaina figurines, standing and sitting. Most slides marked with dimensions. 4/1969, 7/1989, 2/1990.
Sheet 17: Ceramic Jaina figurines, standing and sitting. One ceramic deer whistle in Jaina style. 2 figurines with removable headdresses. Several slides marked with dimensions. 3/1965, 12/1965, 11/1969, 3/1990.
Sheet 18: Ceramic Jaina figurines, standing, fat man. A few slides marked with dimensions. 12/1965, 4/1969, 11/1969.
Sheet 2: Chichen Itza: Skull rack relief, castillo, nunnery annex, iglesia. Most slides marked with titles. 6/1974, 3/1975, 6/1976.
Sheet 3: Palenque stone faces, eccentric flints, polychrome and incised ceramic cylinder vessels. All slides marked with dimensions. 8/1989, 5/1995, 7/1995.
Sheet 4: Palenque stone faces, figural vessel, ceramic incense burner, polychrome and incised ceramic cylinder vessels. Most slides marked with dimensions. 7/1995.
Sheet 5: Ceramic Jaina figurines. A few slides marked with dimensions and titles. 10/1963, 12/1963, 3/1965, 11/1968, 4/1969, 11/1969, 3/1970.
Sheet 6: Ceramic Jaina figurines. 10/1963, 9/1965, 12/1965.
Sheet 7: Ceramic Jaina figurines, one ballplayer. Several slides marked with dimensions. 3/1965, 6/1965, 12/1965, 9/1968, 4/1969.
Sheet 8: Ceramic Jaina figurines, standing and sitting. A few slides marked with dimensions. 5/1962, 10/1963, 12/1963, 7/1964, 3/1965, 12/1965, 4/1969, 2/1973.
Sheet 9: Ceramic Jaina figurines, standing and sitting. Ceramic head whistle. 12/1963, 1/1965, 12/1965, 10/1967, 8/1968.
Sheet 10: Several slides labeled in back with stickers. Ceramic Jaina figurines, standing and sitting. Jaina style figural vessel. A few slides marked with dimensions. 11/1962, 5/1963, 12/1963, 4/1964, 8/1964, 11/1964, 12/1965, 3/1970, 5/1970.
Sheet 11: Ceramic Jaina figurines, standing and sitting. Jaina style figural vessel. God N as a turtle. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides labeled in back with stickers. 8/1963, 10/1963, 12/1963, 4/1964, 8/1964, 3/1965, 9/1965, 12/1971, 9/1983.
Sheet 12: Ceramic Jaina figurines, standing and sitting. Jaina style figural vessel. Several slides marked with dimensions. 8/1964, 12/1965, 5/1970, 12/1971, 1/1984, 2/1984, 10/1985.
Sheet 13: One slides in professional casing. Ceramic Jaina figurines, standing and sitting. Jaina style figural vessel. God N as a turtle, Prisoner motif, ballplayer. A few slides marked with dimensions. 5/1962, 11/1962, 10/1963, 3/1965, 10/1967, 8/1968, 9/1968, 2/1970, 12/1971, 9/1983.
Sheet 14: Ceramic Jaina figurines, standing and sitting. Several slides marked with dimensions. 5/1962, 12/1963, 2/1964, 2/1970, 2/1973, 9/1974, 9/1983.
Sheet 15: Several slides housed in individual sleeves labeled with stickers. Ceramic Jaina figurines, standing and sitting. A few slides marked with dimensions. 11/1961, 8/1963, 12/1963, 9/1965, 12/1965, 3/1970.
Sheet 16: One slide in professional housing. Ceramic Jaina figurines, standing and sitting. Most slides marked with dimensions. 4/1969, 7/1989, 2/1990.
Sheet 17: Ceramic Jaina figurines, standing and sitting. One ceramic deer whistle in Jaina style. 2 figurines with removable headdresses. Several slides marked with dimensions. 3/1965, 12/1965, 11/1969, 3/1990.
Sheet 18: Ceramic Jaina figurines, standing, fat man. A few slides marked with dimensions. 12/1965, 4/1969, 11/1969.
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