Stone Stelae, Sculptures, Vessels, Architecture, 1963-1980
File — Box: 12, Folder: 6-7
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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
- 1963-1980
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: One slide in professional housing. One slide discolored (pink). Photos of Izapa and Tula sites, Toltec, Maya and Mixtec figural ceramic vessels. 10/1963, 7/1964, 7/1974, 11/1980.
Sheet 2: Photos of Izapa, Tula stucco polychrome relief, Toltec stone stela, ceramic figurine, and stone sculpture. A few slides marked with dimensions. 10/1963, 12/1967, 7/1968, 8/1968, 6/1976.
Sheet 3: Photos of Izapa: architecture. 6/1976.
Sheet 4: Photos of Izapa: stelae. 6/1976.
Sheet 5: Photos of Izapa: stela, toad altar. 6/1976.
Sheet 6: One slide discolored (pink). Quirigua stone stelae, Toltec stone carving and ceramic bowl. 7/1968, 6/1974.
Sheet 7: Quirigua stone stelae and sculpture. 6/1974, 6/1976.
Sheet 8: Quirigua stone sculpture. 7/1974.
Sheet 9: Quirigua stone stelae and sculpture. 7/1974, 6/1976.
Sheet 10: Quirigua architecture and sculpture. 6/1976.
Sheet 11: Engraved skull, Stela 3, 9, and 4, toad mortars from Kaminaljuyu. Photos of Quirigua site and stelae. Most slides marked with descriptions/titles. 6/1976.
Sheet 12: Ceramic head and bat effigy vessels, stone sculpture and stela 23 from Kaminaljuyu. All slides marked with descriptions/titles. A few slides marked with dimensions. Undated.
Sheet 13: Ceramic figural vessels, figurines, incensarios, and thin orange ware from Kaminaljuyu. Quirigua stone stelae. Most slides marked with descriptions/titles. Undated.
Sheet 14: Ceramic incised and polychrome tripod vessels, monkey effigy, peccary effigy, bat incensario, alabaster vessels from Kaminaljuyu. Nebaj incised vessel. Quirigua stela. Most slides marked with descriptions/titles. 6/1976.
Sheet 15: Photos of Kaminaljuyu site and excavation. 1/1967, 7/1969.
Sheet 16: Photos of Kaminaljuyu site and excavation. 7/1969.
Sheet 17: Photos of Kaminaljuyu site and excavation. Polychrome ceramic incensario and tripod vessels from Kaminaljuyu. 7/1969.
Sheet 18: Kaminaljuyu ceramic figural vessels, jointed figurine, stone vessel and toad mortar and pestle, polychrome lidded tripod vessels. Several slides marked with dimensions and descriptions. 7/1969.
Sheet 19: Jade vessels, mirror, incised tripod vessel, polychrome lidded tripod vessels. Quirigua stela. Most slides marked with dimensions and/or descriptions. 7/1969.
Sheet 20: Kaminaljuyu jointed ceramic figurine, figurines, tripod vessels. Uaxactun figurine. Quirigua stela. Several slides marked with dimensions. 9/1963, 7/1968, 7/1969.
Sheet 21: Quirigua stela. 6/1974.
Sheet 2: Photos of Izapa, Tula stucco polychrome relief, Toltec stone stela, ceramic figurine, and stone sculpture. A few slides marked with dimensions. 10/1963, 12/1967, 7/1968, 8/1968, 6/1976.
Sheet 3: Photos of Izapa: architecture. 6/1976.
Sheet 4: Photos of Izapa: stelae. 6/1976.
Sheet 5: Photos of Izapa: stela, toad altar. 6/1976.
Sheet 6: One slide discolored (pink). Quirigua stone stelae, Toltec stone carving and ceramic bowl. 7/1968, 6/1974.
Sheet 7: Quirigua stone stelae and sculpture. 6/1974, 6/1976.
Sheet 8: Quirigua stone sculpture. 7/1974.
Sheet 9: Quirigua stone stelae and sculpture. 7/1974, 6/1976.
Sheet 10: Quirigua architecture and sculpture. 6/1976.
Sheet 11: Engraved skull, Stela 3, 9, and 4, toad mortars from Kaminaljuyu. Photos of Quirigua site and stelae. Most slides marked with descriptions/titles. 6/1976.
Sheet 12: Ceramic head and bat effigy vessels, stone sculpture and stela 23 from Kaminaljuyu. All slides marked with descriptions/titles. A few slides marked with dimensions. Undated.
Sheet 13: Ceramic figural vessels, figurines, incensarios, and thin orange ware from Kaminaljuyu. Quirigua stone stelae. Most slides marked with descriptions/titles. Undated.
Sheet 14: Ceramic incised and polychrome tripod vessels, monkey effigy, peccary effigy, bat incensario, alabaster vessels from Kaminaljuyu. Nebaj incised vessel. Quirigua stela. Most slides marked with descriptions/titles. 6/1976.
Sheet 15: Photos of Kaminaljuyu site and excavation. 1/1967, 7/1969.
Sheet 16: Photos of Kaminaljuyu site and excavation. 7/1969.
Sheet 17: Photos of Kaminaljuyu site and excavation. Polychrome ceramic incensario and tripod vessels from Kaminaljuyu. 7/1969.
Sheet 18: Kaminaljuyu ceramic figural vessels, jointed figurine, stone vessel and toad mortar and pestle, polychrome lidded tripod vessels. Several slides marked with dimensions and descriptions. 7/1969.
Sheet 19: Jade vessels, mirror, incised tripod vessel, polychrome lidded tripod vessels. Quirigua stela. Most slides marked with dimensions and/or descriptions. 7/1969.
Sheet 20: Kaminaljuyu jointed ceramic figurine, figurines, tripod vessels. Uaxactun figurine. Quirigua stela. Several slides marked with dimensions. 9/1963, 7/1968, 7/1969.
Sheet 21: Quirigua stela. 6/1974.
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