Nayarit, Mixtec, Monte Alban, Codices, Aztec, 1962-1997
File — Box: 18, Folder: 8-9
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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
- 1962-1997
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: Several duplicates. Ceramic vessels, figurine, conch shell. Stone figurine. Codex illustrations. Some dimensions and info given. 1989-90; 1993; 1996-7.
Sheet 2: Ceramic conch shell. Unfolded codex and illustration details. July 1990.
Sheet 3: Ceramic conch shell. Polychrome bowls. Greenstone celts. Warrior vessel, shell and metal necklace. Illustration of Shield of Tilantongo. Monte Alban Tomb 7 necklace. Oaxaca figurine. Some dimensions and info given. 1964; 1969; 1988-90; 1994.
Sheet 4: Mixtec/Nayarit ceramic polychrome vessels, unlabeled codex illustration. Dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 5: Mixtec/Nayarit ceramic polychrome figural vessels, codex Nuttall illustration. Dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 6: Mixtec jade mosaic skull and mask. Jade mosaic disk, Acatlan. Oaxaca jade mosaic disk and skull. Some info given. 1963; 1967-8.
Sheet 7: Codex Vindobonensis Mexicanus. Mosaic disks and masks. Ceramic mask. Photo of Apoala. Some info given. 1963-4; 1967-8.
Sheet 8: Greenstone, stone, and ceramic figurines. 1964; 1967-9.
Sheet 9: Carved stone and greenstone staffs. Alabaster figural vessel. Polychrome plate with maize plants. Some dimensions and info given. 1976; 1983.
Sheet 10: Mosaic and skull masks. Mosaic feline. Polychrome incensario and plate. Ceramic figurine. Nochistlan landscape photos.Some dimensions and info given. Undated.
Sheet 11: Mixtec figurines. Stone bowl. Mosaic masks. Ceramic vessels. Page from Codex Nuttall. Some dimensions and info given. 1968-70. 1986; 1990.
Sheet 12: Monte Alban Tomb 7 carved bone staffs. Undated.
Sheet 13: Monte Alban Tomb 7 carved bone staffs. Mixtec carved and incised bone staffs, Jaw bones from Monte Alban Tomb 7. Mixteca funerary bundle. Some info given. 1962-3.
Sheet 14: Mixtec stone figurines: Tlaloc, Macuil Xochitl, and others. Some dimensions and info given. 1963; 1967-8; 1981.
Sheet 15: Fake Mixteca objects. Stone heads, wooden pendants. Some dimensions and info given. 1963; 1967-9.
Sheet 16: Aztec greenstone Xolotl, stone Coatlicue, codex reproductions, stone reliefs, feather work shield. Izapa relief. Nayarit figurine. Tlatilco skeleton figurine. Some info given. 1968; 1972; 1977.
Sheet 17: Several unlabeled sided taped and delicate. Book illustrations of bone carvings. Some info given. Undated.
Sheet 2: Ceramic conch shell. Unfolded codex and illustration details. July 1990.
Sheet 3: Ceramic conch shell. Polychrome bowls. Greenstone celts. Warrior vessel, shell and metal necklace. Illustration of Shield of Tilantongo. Monte Alban Tomb 7 necklace. Oaxaca figurine. Some dimensions and info given. 1964; 1969; 1988-90; 1994.
Sheet 4: Mixtec/Nayarit ceramic polychrome vessels, unlabeled codex illustration. Dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 5: Mixtec/Nayarit ceramic polychrome figural vessels, codex Nuttall illustration. Dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 6: Mixtec jade mosaic skull and mask. Jade mosaic disk, Acatlan. Oaxaca jade mosaic disk and skull. Some info given. 1963; 1967-8.
Sheet 7: Codex Vindobonensis Mexicanus. Mosaic disks and masks. Ceramic mask. Photo of Apoala. Some info given. 1963-4; 1967-8.
Sheet 8: Greenstone, stone, and ceramic figurines. 1964; 1967-9.
Sheet 9: Carved stone and greenstone staffs. Alabaster figural vessel. Polychrome plate with maize plants. Some dimensions and info given. 1976; 1983.
Sheet 10: Mosaic and skull masks. Mosaic feline. Polychrome incensario and plate. Ceramic figurine. Nochistlan landscape photos.Some dimensions and info given. Undated.
Sheet 11: Mixtec figurines. Stone bowl. Mosaic masks. Ceramic vessels. Page from Codex Nuttall. Some dimensions and info given. 1968-70. 1986; 1990.
Sheet 12: Monte Alban Tomb 7 carved bone staffs. Undated.
Sheet 13: Monte Alban Tomb 7 carved bone staffs. Mixtec carved and incised bone staffs, Jaw bones from Monte Alban Tomb 7. Mixteca funerary bundle. Some info given. 1962-3.
Sheet 14: Mixtec stone figurines: Tlaloc, Macuil Xochitl, and others. Some dimensions and info given. 1963; 1967-8; 1981.
Sheet 15: Fake Mixteca objects. Stone heads, wooden pendants. Some dimensions and info given. 1963; 1967-9.
Sheet 16: Aztec greenstone Xolotl, stone Coatlicue, codex reproductions, stone reliefs, feather work shield. Izapa relief. Nayarit figurine. Tlatilco skeleton figurine. Some info given. 1968; 1972; 1977.
Sheet 17: Several unlabeled sided taped and delicate. Book illustrations of bone carvings. Some 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