Kabah, Dzibilchaltun, Balankanche, Sayil, Coba, Chichen Itza, Uxmal, 1963-1997
File — Box: 13, Folder: 1
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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
- 1963-1997
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: Polychrome cylinder vessels and plate, Jaina figurines, Stone relief sculpture from and at Uxmal. Maya-Toltec Jade figurine. Several slides marked with dimensions. 12/1963, 1/1965, 6/1967, 11/1967, 3/1971, 1/1972, 3/1974, 9/1983, 8/1997.
Sheet 2: One slide taped on front. Kabah, Chichen Itza, Palenque, Sayil and Coba site photos. Polychrome ceramic cylinder vessel and bowl. Ceramic incised tripod vessel. Jaina figurine. A few slides marked with dimensions and/or descriptions. 5/1962, 7/1974, 3/1975, 2/1996, 11/1996, 12/1996.
Sheet 3: Kabah, Chichen Itza, Dzibilchaltun, Uxmal, Balankanche. Some slides discolored. Several slides marked with descriptions/titles. 7/1974, 3/1975, 6/1976 5/1981.
Sheet 4: One slide discolored (pink). Uxmal: nunnery, house of the turtles, pyramid of the dwarf. Balankanchoe. 3/1965, 7/1974, 3/1975.
Sheet 5: One slide discolored (pink). Uxmal: nunnery, pyramid of the dwarf, Dovecote. Fine orange ware ceramic vessel. Most slides marked with descriptions/titles. 5/1963, 12/1966, 7/1974.
Sheet 6: One slide discolored (pink). Uxmal: nunnery. Most slides marked with descriptions/titles. 12/1966, 7/1974.
Sheet 7: Uxmal: nunnery. All slides marked with descriptions/titles. 7/1974, 5/1981.
Sheet 8: One slide taped in front. Uxmal: nunnery and Palace of the Governors. Campeche: Maya house. Most slides marked with descriptions/titles. 7/1974.
Sheet 9: Uxmal: house of the turtles and Palace of the Governors, Temple of the Dwarf, Pyramid of the Magician. Most slides marked with descriptions/titles. 12/1966, 7/1974, 5/1981.
Sheet 10: Uxmal: Palace of the Governors, Dovecote, unexcavated mounds. Most slides marked with descriptions/titles. 12/1966, 7/1974.
Sheet 11: One slide discolored (pink). Uxmal: Dovecote, nunnery, Pyramid of the Magician. Stone sculptures from Uxmal. Fine orange ware ceramic from Uxmal. Several slides marked with descriptions/titles. 8/1963, 12/1963, 12/1966, 7/1974.
Sheet 2: One slide taped on front. Kabah, Chichen Itza, Palenque, Sayil and Coba site photos. Polychrome ceramic cylinder vessel and bowl. Ceramic incised tripod vessel. Jaina figurine. A few slides marked with dimensions and/or descriptions. 5/1962, 7/1974, 3/1975, 2/1996, 11/1996, 12/1996.
Sheet 3: Kabah, Chichen Itza, Dzibilchaltun, Uxmal, Balankanche. Some slides discolored. Several slides marked with descriptions/titles. 7/1974, 3/1975, 6/1976 5/1981.
Sheet 4: One slide discolored (pink). Uxmal: nunnery, house of the turtles, pyramid of the dwarf. Balankanchoe. 3/1965, 7/1974, 3/1975.
Sheet 5: One slide discolored (pink). Uxmal: nunnery, pyramid of the dwarf, Dovecote. Fine orange ware ceramic vessel. Most slides marked with descriptions/titles. 5/1963, 12/1966, 7/1974.
Sheet 6: One slide discolored (pink). Uxmal: nunnery. Most slides marked with descriptions/titles. 12/1966, 7/1974.
Sheet 7: Uxmal: nunnery. All slides marked with descriptions/titles. 7/1974, 5/1981.
Sheet 8: One slide taped in front. Uxmal: nunnery and Palace of the Governors. Campeche: Maya house. Most slides marked with descriptions/titles. 7/1974.
Sheet 9: Uxmal: house of the turtles and Palace of the Governors, Temple of the Dwarf, Pyramid of the Magician. Most slides marked with descriptions/titles. 12/1966, 7/1974, 5/1981.
Sheet 10: Uxmal: Palace of the Governors, Dovecote, unexcavated mounds. Most slides marked with descriptions/titles. 12/1966, 7/1974.
Sheet 11: One slide discolored (pink). Uxmal: Dovecote, nunnery, Pyramid of the Magician. Stone sculptures from Uxmal. Fine orange ware ceramic from Uxmal. Several slides marked with descriptions/titles. 8/1963, 12/1963, 12/1966, 7/1974.
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