Mexico, North America, Colombia, Caribbean, Peru, Costa Rica, Colima, Maya, Teotihuacan, Tolita-Tumaco, Inca, Papago, Pima, Paiute, Pueblo, NW Coast, 1966-2001
File — Box: 17, Folder: 4
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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
- 1966-2001
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: Tlingit wood clan hat, wolf hat, raven hat, and other wood and fur hat. Martha Fernandez photos of indigenous Hispanic women. Solar eclipse photos. Puebloan post colonial jar. Photo of Uxmal. Aztec/ Mixtec carved stone skull. Persia raey vessel. Metal pitchers. Two slides marked with dimensions. 4/1986, 12/1996, 10/2001.
Sheet 2: Musica gold cast plaques on string. Darien pendant. Segesser Hide paintings. One slide marked with description. Undated.
Sheet 3: One object date given. Guerrero Stone female figurine. Burden basket. Projectile points. Bone flutes. Reptile skin and feline fur objects. Model kayak. Painted textile bag. Wooden figurine. One slide marked with dimensions and description. 6/1997.
Sheet 4: Arkansas Hopewell ceramic and stone figurines, pipe. Viru Valley textile. Trujillo Huaca de la Luna adobe frieze. Recuay stone sculpture. Ancon polychrome jar. Moche figural vessel. Most slides marked with dimensions. 8/1963, 8/1968, 7/1993.
Sheet 5: One slide taped in back. Silverhorn (Kiowa) drawings. Jalisco sitting male and female figurines. One slide marked with dimensions. 2/1981, 8/1989.
Sheet 6: Navajo sand paintings. Polychrome feathered human adornment, probably Native North American. Puebloan polychrome wooden figurines. Taino semi. Moche inlaid spondylus shell figural object. Peruvian ceramic figurine. Peruvian inlaid metal mask. Ceramic object with ten shallow compartments. 10/1981.
Sheet 7: Costa Rica: stone bird vessel, incised and polychrome whistles, figurines, ceramic vessel. Paracas resin-painted bowl. Peruvian textile. Photo of excavation. Guatemala funerary urn. Photo of Uxmal. Michoacán polychrome bowl. Photo of woman weaving in Patzun. Winnebago beaded bandolier bag. Sioux wooden flute stop. Jalisco seated figurine pair. Most slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. 12/1966, 2/1981, 2/1984, 12/1994, 7/1995, 2/1996.
Sheet 8: Pomo feathered basket. Plains or Plateau fully beaded dress. Bird illustrations. Taino semis. A few slides marked with dimensions. 11/1984, 12/1997.
Sheet 9: A few object dates given. One slide taped in back. Taino semi. Guatemala head vessel. Chavin incised ceramic vessel. Apache basket. Maya incised and lidded vessel. Chavin painted textile. Paracas painted mantle. Chavin stone feline bead. Beaded gold and stone necklaces. Several slides marked with dimensions. One slide marked with description. 8/1963, 9/1971, 10/1993, 11/1993, 5/1995, 7/1995.
Sheet 10: One slide taped in back. Some dates illegible. William Spratling jewelry and rattle. Costa Rica metate. Tairona Darien pendant. Mixtec polychrome vessel. Codex page. Amber or stone carved figurine. Most slides marked with dimensions. One slide marked with description. 8/1994, 7/1995, 9/1996.
Sheet 11: Microscope image of spirulina: Arthrospira platensis. Photos of barrels of spirulina from Ecatepec Mexico and processing plant, composition of spirulina graph. Dead small insects in hands, bag, bucket. 11/1970, 8/1977, 9/1977.
Sheet 12: Some dates illegible. Incised San Augustin vessel. Bicephalic feline vessel Tairona. Incised seated ceramic figurine Colombia. Segesser Hide painting detail. A few slides marked with dimensions. 9/1989.
Sheet 2: Musica gold cast plaques on string. Darien pendant. Segesser Hide paintings. One slide marked with description. Undated.
Sheet 3: One object date given. Guerrero Stone female figurine. Burden basket. Projectile points. Bone flutes. Reptile skin and feline fur objects. Model kayak. Painted textile bag. Wooden figurine. One slide marked with dimensions and description. 6/1997.
Sheet 4: Arkansas Hopewell ceramic and stone figurines, pipe. Viru Valley textile. Trujillo Huaca de la Luna adobe frieze. Recuay stone sculpture. Ancon polychrome jar. Moche figural vessel. Most slides marked with dimensions. 8/1963, 8/1968, 7/1993.
Sheet 5: One slide taped in back. Silverhorn (Kiowa) drawings. Jalisco sitting male and female figurines. One slide marked with dimensions. 2/1981, 8/1989.
Sheet 6: Navajo sand paintings. Polychrome feathered human adornment, probably Native North American. Puebloan polychrome wooden figurines. Taino semi. Moche inlaid spondylus shell figural object. Peruvian ceramic figurine. Peruvian inlaid metal mask. Ceramic object with ten shallow compartments. 10/1981.
Sheet 7: Costa Rica: stone bird vessel, incised and polychrome whistles, figurines, ceramic vessel. Paracas resin-painted bowl. Peruvian textile. Photo of excavation. Guatemala funerary urn. Photo of Uxmal. Michoacán polychrome bowl. Photo of woman weaving in Patzun. Winnebago beaded bandolier bag. Sioux wooden flute stop. Jalisco seated figurine pair. Most slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. 12/1966, 2/1981, 2/1984, 12/1994, 7/1995, 2/1996.
Sheet 8: Pomo feathered basket. Plains or Plateau fully beaded dress. Bird illustrations. Taino semis. A few slides marked with dimensions. 11/1984, 12/1997.
Sheet 9: A few object dates given. One slide taped in back. Taino semi. Guatemala head vessel. Chavin incised ceramic vessel. Apache basket. Maya incised and lidded vessel. Chavin painted textile. Paracas painted mantle. Chavin stone feline bead. Beaded gold and stone necklaces. Several slides marked with dimensions. One slide marked with description. 8/1963, 9/1971, 10/1993, 11/1993, 5/1995, 7/1995.
Sheet 10: One slide taped in back. Some dates illegible. William Spratling jewelry and rattle. Costa Rica metate. Tairona Darien pendant. Mixtec polychrome vessel. Codex page. Amber or stone carved figurine. Most slides marked with dimensions. One slide marked with description. 8/1994, 7/1995, 9/1996.
Sheet 11: Microscope image of spirulina: Arthrospira platensis. Photos of barrels of spirulina from Ecatepec Mexico and processing plant, composition of spirulina graph. Dead small insects in hands, bag, bucket. 11/1970, 8/1977, 9/1977.
Sheet 12: Some dates illegible. Incised San Augustin vessel. Bicephalic feline vessel Tairona. Incised seated ceramic figurine Colombia. Segesser Hide painting detail. A few slides marked with dimensions. 9/1989.
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