Maya, Teotihuacan, Monte Alban, Hoctun Cemetery, Vessels, Rattles, 1962-1997
File — Box: 12, 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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
- 1962-1997
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: Jaina figurines, Incised lidded vessel and flask. Figural vessel. Teotihuacan stone mask. Several slides marked with dimensions. 11/1990, 3/1995, 11/1995, 12/1996.
Sheet 2: Incised and mold made bowls, stone vessel, polychrome stone, bowls, and plates. Campeche wooden figurine. Jointed figurine. Stone mask and figurines. Several slides marked with dimensions. 12/1963, 9/1965, 12/1965, 3/1969, 7/1969, 11/1969, 3/1970, 11/1970, 10/1989, 5/1995.
Sheet 3: Teotihuacan masks and celts, and lidded ceramic figural vessel. Monte Alban head. Canine ceramic figurine. Most slides marked with dimensions. 1/1991, 7/1995, 5/1997.
Sheet 4: Ceramic figurines, Jaina figurine, whistle. Stone relief. Polychrome cylinder vessel. Teotihuacan incensario. Photo of Hoctun Cemetery. A few slides marked with dimensions. 6/1976, 7/1995, 3/1996.
Sheet 5: Photos of Hoctun Cemetery. Polychrome cylinder vessels. Several slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. 9/1974.
Sheet 6: Polychrome cylinder vessels. Most slides marked with dimensions. Undated.
Sheet 7: Polychrome cylinder vessels. Several slides marked with dimensions. 4/1969, 8/1974, 12/1974.
Sheet 8: Two slides in professional housings. Two slides discolored (pink). Polychrome cylinder vessels. A few slides marked with dimensions. 10/1967, 12/1967, 7/1968, 3/1974, 4/1974.
Sheet 9: Polychrome cylinder vessels and bowls. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with titles/descriptions. 3/1994.
Sheet 10: Polychrome cylinder vessels. A few slides marked with dimensions. 4/1963, 7/1963, 10/1967, 10/1970, 3/1974.
Sheet 11: Polychrome cylinder vessels and bowls, bowl with divider. Two slides marked with dimensions. Two slides marked with descriptions. 4/1963, 8/1963, 8/1964, 12/1965, 12/1967, 7/1968, 2/1984, 10/1985.
Sheet 12: Polychrome cylinder vessels, bowls, tripod vessels. Incised vase. Incised and polychrome tripod vessel. Several slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. 8/1963, 12/1967, 5/1970, 5/1983.
Sheet 13: A few dates obscured. Polychrome cylinder vessels and plates. Incised vase. Several slides marked with descriptions. 5/1962, 5/1963, 3/1967, 10/1967, 12/1967, 3/1971, 5/1983.
Sheet 14: Polychrome cylinder vessels and plates. Incised vase, flask, and bowl. Several slides marked with dimensions. 8/1964, 11/1964, 12/1967, 7/1968, 4/1970, 2/1973, 9/1976, 5/1983.
Sheet 15: Incised and mold made cylinder vessels, tripod vessel. Polychrome cylinder vessels. Several slides marked with dimensions. 12/1965, 7/1968, 8/1968, 9/1968, 4/1970, 5/1983.
Sheet 16: Incised and mold made cylinder vessels, tripod vessel. Polychrome lidded bowl. Ceramic drum and dog rattle. Two slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. 12/1965, 6/1968 7/1968, 11/1969, 2/1973, 4/1974, 10/1985.
Sheet 17: Polychrome mammiform vessel. Figural ceramic vessels. Lidded vessels. Two slides marked with dimensions. One slide marked with description. 8/1963, 6/1965, 12/1965, 7/1968, 11/1970, 4/1974.
Sheet 18: This page marked with note: "Not for publication!" Mold made ceramic bowl. All slides discolored (pink). Most slides marked with dimensions. Undated.
Sheet 2: Incised and mold made bowls, stone vessel, polychrome stone, bowls, and plates. Campeche wooden figurine. Jointed figurine. Stone mask and figurines. Several slides marked with dimensions. 12/1963, 9/1965, 12/1965, 3/1969, 7/1969, 11/1969, 3/1970, 11/1970, 10/1989, 5/1995.
Sheet 3: Teotihuacan masks and celts, and lidded ceramic figural vessel. Monte Alban head. Canine ceramic figurine. Most slides marked with dimensions. 1/1991, 7/1995, 5/1997.
Sheet 4: Ceramic figurines, Jaina figurine, whistle. Stone relief. Polychrome cylinder vessel. Teotihuacan incensario. Photo of Hoctun Cemetery. A few slides marked with dimensions. 6/1976, 7/1995, 3/1996.
Sheet 5: Photos of Hoctun Cemetery. Polychrome cylinder vessels. Several slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. 9/1974.
Sheet 6: Polychrome cylinder vessels. Most slides marked with dimensions. Undated.
Sheet 7: Polychrome cylinder vessels. Several slides marked with dimensions. 4/1969, 8/1974, 12/1974.
Sheet 8: Two slides in professional housings. Two slides discolored (pink). Polychrome cylinder vessels. A few slides marked with dimensions. 10/1967, 12/1967, 7/1968, 3/1974, 4/1974.
Sheet 9: Polychrome cylinder vessels and bowls. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with titles/descriptions. 3/1994.
Sheet 10: Polychrome cylinder vessels. A few slides marked with dimensions. 4/1963, 7/1963, 10/1967, 10/1970, 3/1974.
Sheet 11: Polychrome cylinder vessels and bowls, bowl with divider. Two slides marked with dimensions. Two slides marked with descriptions. 4/1963, 8/1963, 8/1964, 12/1965, 12/1967, 7/1968, 2/1984, 10/1985.
Sheet 12: Polychrome cylinder vessels, bowls, tripod vessels. Incised vase. Incised and polychrome tripod vessel. Several slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. 8/1963, 12/1967, 5/1970, 5/1983.
Sheet 13: A few dates obscured. Polychrome cylinder vessels and plates. Incised vase. Several slides marked with descriptions. 5/1962, 5/1963, 3/1967, 10/1967, 12/1967, 3/1971, 5/1983.
Sheet 14: Polychrome cylinder vessels and plates. Incised vase, flask, and bowl. Several slides marked with dimensions. 8/1964, 11/1964, 12/1967, 7/1968, 4/1970, 2/1973, 9/1976, 5/1983.
Sheet 15: Incised and mold made cylinder vessels, tripod vessel. Polychrome cylinder vessels. Several slides marked with dimensions. 12/1965, 7/1968, 8/1968, 9/1968, 4/1970, 5/1983.
Sheet 16: Incised and mold made cylinder vessels, tripod vessel. Polychrome lidded bowl. Ceramic drum and dog rattle. Two slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. 12/1965, 6/1968 7/1968, 11/1969, 2/1973, 4/1974, 10/1985.
Sheet 17: Polychrome mammiform vessel. Figural ceramic vessels. Lidded vessels. Two slides marked with dimensions. One slide marked with description. 8/1963, 6/1965, 12/1965, 7/1968, 11/1970, 4/1974.
Sheet 18: This page marked with note: "Not for publication!" Mold made ceramic bowl. All slides discolored (pink). Most slides marked with dimensions. Undated.
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