Peten, Uaxactun, Tikal, Bowls, Figurines, Vessels, Flint, 1967-1976
File — Box: 12, 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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
- 1967-1976
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: Photos of Tikal site. Polychrome and incised ceramic vessels from Tikal. Relief carvings from Peten. Several slides marked with dimensions, dates, and titles. 7/1969.
Sheet 2: Relief carvings from Peten, stela 10, ceramic vessels and mural fragment from Peten. Several slides marked with dates, and titles. 8/1970.
Sheet 3: Polychrome and incised ceramic vessels from Peten. Peten stelae, seated stone figurine from villa nueva. Several slides marked with titles. 12/1967, 8/1970.
Sheet 4: Uaxactun ceramic figurines, figural vessels, and mural copies. Several slides marked with dimensions, dates, and titles. 7/1969.
Sheet 5: Uaxactun ceramic figurines, figural vessels, and polychrome cylinder vessels and plate. Several slides marked with dates and titles. Undated.
Sheet 6: Uaxactun ceramic polychrome tripod vessel and plates. Several slides marked with dimensions and titles. 7/1969.
Sheet 7: Uaxactun ceramic polychrome tripod vessel and plates. Tikal excavation photos. Several slides marked with titles. 7/1969.
Sheet 8: Photos of Tikal site, model of Tikal. Several slides marked with titles. 1/1967, 5/1973, 4/1974.
Sheet 9: Photos of Tikal site. All slides marked with titles. 1/1967, 7/1969.
Sheet 10: Photos of Tikal site. One slide marked with a title. 1/1967, 7/1969, 6/1976.
Sheet 11: Photos of Tikal site. Several slides marked with titles. 1/1967, 7/1969, 4/1974, 7/1974.
Sheet 12: Photos of Tikal site. A few slides marked with titles and dates. 1/1967, 7/1969, 7/1974, 6/1976.
Sheet 13: Photos of Tikal site, ceramic tripod vessel. A few slides marked with titles and dates. 1/1967, 7/1969.
Sheet 14: Photos of Tikal site. A few slides marked with titles and dates. 1/1967, 7/1969, 6/1974.
Sheet 15: Ceramic figurines, polychrome and incised vessels. Most slides marked with dimensions. 7/1969.
Sheet 16: Painted alabaster bowl, ceramic figurines, polychrome cylinder vessels. Most slides marked with dimensions. 7/1969.
Sheet 17: Polychrome ceramic cylinder vessels, plates, and a bowl. Ceramic incised tripod vessel. Most slides marked with dimensions. 7/1969.
Sheet 18: Polychrome ceramic cylinder vessels and plates. Incised ceramic bowl. Stone animal carving. Several slides marked with dimensions and dates. 7/1969.
Sheet 19: Wood relief carvings, mural fragment, stone figurines, ceramic tray. Several slides marked with dimensions and titles. 7/1969.
Sheet 20: incised obsidian, carved flint, carved jade. A few slides marked with titles. Undated.
Sheet 2: Relief carvings from Peten, stela 10, ceramic vessels and mural fragment from Peten. Several slides marked with dates, and titles. 8/1970.
Sheet 3: Polychrome and incised ceramic vessels from Peten. Peten stelae, seated stone figurine from villa nueva. Several slides marked with titles. 12/1967, 8/1970.
Sheet 4: Uaxactun ceramic figurines, figural vessels, and mural copies. Several slides marked with dimensions, dates, and titles. 7/1969.
Sheet 5: Uaxactun ceramic figurines, figural vessels, and polychrome cylinder vessels and plate. Several slides marked with dates and titles. Undated.
Sheet 6: Uaxactun ceramic polychrome tripod vessel and plates. Several slides marked with dimensions and titles. 7/1969.
Sheet 7: Uaxactun ceramic polychrome tripod vessel and plates. Tikal excavation photos. Several slides marked with titles. 7/1969.
Sheet 8: Photos of Tikal site, model of Tikal. Several slides marked with titles. 1/1967, 5/1973, 4/1974.
Sheet 9: Photos of Tikal site. All slides marked with titles. 1/1967, 7/1969.
Sheet 10: Photos of Tikal site. One slide marked with a title. 1/1967, 7/1969, 6/1976.
Sheet 11: Photos of Tikal site. Several slides marked with titles. 1/1967, 7/1969, 4/1974, 7/1974.
Sheet 12: Photos of Tikal site. A few slides marked with titles and dates. 1/1967, 7/1969, 7/1974, 6/1976.
Sheet 13: Photos of Tikal site, ceramic tripod vessel. A few slides marked with titles and dates. 1/1967, 7/1969.
Sheet 14: Photos of Tikal site. A few slides marked with titles and dates. 1/1967, 7/1969, 6/1974.
Sheet 15: Ceramic figurines, polychrome and incised vessels. Most slides marked with dimensions. 7/1969.
Sheet 16: Painted alabaster bowl, ceramic figurines, polychrome cylinder vessels. Most slides marked with dimensions. 7/1969.
Sheet 17: Polychrome ceramic cylinder vessels, plates, and a bowl. Ceramic incised tripod vessel. Most slides marked with dimensions. 7/1969.
Sheet 18: Polychrome ceramic cylinder vessels and plates. Incised ceramic bowl. Stone animal carving. Several slides marked with dimensions and dates. 7/1969.
Sheet 19: Wood relief carvings, mural fragment, stone figurines, ceramic tray. Several slides marked with dimensions and titles. 7/1969.
Sheet 20: incised obsidian, carved flint, carved jade. A few slides marked with titles. 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