People, Churches, Masks, Figurines, Vessels, Textiles, Basketry, Headdresses, 1961-1980
File — Box: 15, Folder: 5-6
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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
- 1961-1980
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: This binder has been damaged by a hard, sticky substance. Photos of San Felipe del Progreso people, market, embroidered textiles. Some info given. Undated.
Sheet 2: Photos of San Felipe del Progreso people, embroidered textiles. Some info given. Undated.
Sheet 3: Photos of San Felipe del Progreso people, market, embroidered textiles. Some info given. Undated.
Sheet 4: Photos of San Felipe del Progreso people, ceramics, figurines, baskets, embroidered textiles. Parroquia de Santa Maria de Guadalupe, Atlacomulco. Guerrero masks. Some additional info and dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 5: Metal axes with wooden handles. Masks. Beaded string. Ceramic and metal beaded fabric. May 1980.
Sheet 6: Masks. May 1980.
Sheet 7: Masks. Slides are numbered. Undated.
Sheet 8: Masks. Slides are numbered. Dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 9: Masks. Some slides numbered. Some dimensions. Undated.
Sheet 10: Masks. Wooden knight armor. Some dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 11: Masks. 1965; 1971.
Sheet 12: Masks. Musician figurines. Anthropomorphic figurine. 1961; 1965; 1971.
Sheet 13: Masks. Day of the Dead altar. Sugar skulls. Diorama of women making pottery. Mexican cultural museum displays and house replica. 1963; 1965; 1971.
Sheet 14: Indigenous Mexican clothing and costumes. Ceramic polychrome vessels, tripod vessel, figural vessels, bowl with handles. 1963; 1965; 1968.
Sheet 15: Skeleton sculptures. Mask. Figures balancing on horse sculpture. Painting. Some info given. 1961; 1963; 1965; 1969.
Sheet 16: All photographed at San Diego Museum. Mask. Metal vessel. Mexican folk art sculptures. Some info given. 1963; 1969.
Sheet 17: Mexican folk art sculptures. Masks. Some info given. 1969.
Sheet 18: Tonala, Jalisco ceramics: Plates, and animal figurines. December 1963.
Sheet 19: Tonala, Jalisco ceramics: Plates and jar. Jalisco figurine. Metepec folk art sculpture. Mixtec mask. 1963; 1971.
Sheet 20: Masks. Figurine with large circular headdress. Undated.
Sheet 21: Masks. Horse sculpture. Undated.
Sheet 22: Masks. Danza los Negritos figurines. Chinelo figurine. Some info given. Undated.
Sheet 23: Danzante Chichimeca Oto figurine. Masks. 1963; 1966; 1971.
Sheet 24: Masks. Seri coiled basket tray. Barrio de Jamaica skeleton figurines. Sugar skull. Some info given. 1963; 1965; 1971.
Sheet 25: Masks. Uprooted magueys. Coyotepec perforated vessel, mermaid figurine. Mazatec and Trique traditional dress. Yanhuitlan skeleton figurine. Zapotec painted figurine. Some info given. 1965; 1971; 1974.
Sheet 26: Masks, one silver cast. Dimensions given. August 1979.
Sheet 27: Masks. Santa Clara metal pitchers. Otomi polychrome basket, drum. Otomi traditional dress. Tarascan costume. Otomi textile. Some info given. 1963; 1967-8.
Sheet 28: Guerrero fish headdress, Tlacololero costume. Masks. Olinalá lacquer chests and bowl. Lacadone Maya ceramic vessels, wooden tool. Zincantan costume. Some info and dimensions given. 1962-3; 1971.
Sheet 29: Yaqui deer headdress, masks. Queraline or Guaguas Dance costume. Puebla Sierra masks. Amolongo headdress and mask. 1974.
Sheet 30: Guatemala masks. Sculpture of two figures on pillar: Tun or alas. Maximon figurines. Some dimensions and info given. Undated.
Sheet 2: Photos of San Felipe del Progreso people, embroidered textiles. Some info given. Undated.
Sheet 3: Photos of San Felipe del Progreso people, market, embroidered textiles. Some info given. Undated.
Sheet 4: Photos of San Felipe del Progreso people, ceramics, figurines, baskets, embroidered textiles. Parroquia de Santa Maria de Guadalupe, Atlacomulco. Guerrero masks. Some additional info and dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 5: Metal axes with wooden handles. Masks. Beaded string. Ceramic and metal beaded fabric. May 1980.
Sheet 6: Masks. May 1980.
Sheet 7: Masks. Slides are numbered. Undated.
Sheet 8: Masks. Slides are numbered. Dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 9: Masks. Some slides numbered. Some dimensions. Undated.
Sheet 10: Masks. Wooden knight armor. Some dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 11: Masks. 1965; 1971.
Sheet 12: Masks. Musician figurines. Anthropomorphic figurine. 1961; 1965; 1971.
Sheet 13: Masks. Day of the Dead altar. Sugar skulls. Diorama of women making pottery. Mexican cultural museum displays and house replica. 1963; 1965; 1971.
Sheet 14: Indigenous Mexican clothing and costumes. Ceramic polychrome vessels, tripod vessel, figural vessels, bowl with handles. 1963; 1965; 1968.
Sheet 15: Skeleton sculptures. Mask. Figures balancing on horse sculpture. Painting. Some info given. 1961; 1963; 1965; 1969.
Sheet 16: All photographed at San Diego Museum. Mask. Metal vessel. Mexican folk art sculptures. Some info given. 1963; 1969.
Sheet 17: Mexican folk art sculptures. Masks. Some info given. 1969.
Sheet 18: Tonala, Jalisco ceramics: Plates, and animal figurines. December 1963.
Sheet 19: Tonala, Jalisco ceramics: Plates and jar. Jalisco figurine. Metepec folk art sculpture. Mixtec mask. 1963; 1971.
Sheet 20: Masks. Figurine with large circular headdress. Undated.
Sheet 21: Masks. Horse sculpture. Undated.
Sheet 22: Masks. Danza los Negritos figurines. Chinelo figurine. Some info given. Undated.
Sheet 23: Danzante Chichimeca Oto figurine. Masks. 1963; 1966; 1971.
Sheet 24: Masks. Seri coiled basket tray. Barrio de Jamaica skeleton figurines. Sugar skull. Some info given. 1963; 1965; 1971.
Sheet 25: Masks. Uprooted magueys. Coyotepec perforated vessel, mermaid figurine. Mazatec and Trique traditional dress. Yanhuitlan skeleton figurine. Zapotec painted figurine. Some info given. 1965; 1971; 1974.
Sheet 26: Masks, one silver cast. Dimensions given. August 1979.
Sheet 27: Masks. Santa Clara metal pitchers. Otomi polychrome basket, drum. Otomi traditional dress. Tarascan costume. Otomi textile. Some info given. 1963; 1967-8.
Sheet 28: Guerrero fish headdress, Tlacololero costume. Masks. Olinalá lacquer chests and bowl. Lacadone Maya ceramic vessels, wooden tool. Zincantan costume. Some info and dimensions given. 1962-3; 1971.
Sheet 29: Yaqui deer headdress, masks. Queraline or Guaguas Dance costume. Puebla Sierra masks. Amolongo headdress and mask. 1974.
Sheet 30: Guatemala masks. Sculpture of two figures on pillar: Tun or alas. Maximon figurines. Some dimensions and info given. 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