Vessels, Figurines, Adornments, Shells, 1963-1996
File — Box: 19, Folder: 3-4
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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
- 1963-1996
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: Ceramic polychrome vessels. Stone figurines. Dimensions given. 1995-6.
Sheet 2: Stone, shell, and metal necklace. Polychrome ceramic bowls. Some info given. 1963; 1976-7.
Sheet 3: Polychrome vessels and fragments from Mitla. June 1977.
Sheet 4: Polychrome vessels and fragments. Gold adornments. Some dimensions given. 1977; 1995.
Sheet 5: Polychrome vessels, stone figurine. Some info given. 1968; 1977.
Sheet 6: Stone tripod, pedestal, and figural bowls. Figural vessel. Some info given. 1965; 1968; 1977.
Sheet 7: Polychrome tripod plates from Mitla. June 1977.
Sheet 8: Polychrome tripod plate from Mitla and details. June 1977.
Sheet 9: Polychrome tripod plates and jars from Mitla. June 1977.
Sheet 10: Polychrome ballplayer figural vessel and details. Undated.
Sheet 11: Polychrome tripod vessels. Some info and dimensions given. 1963-4; 1968; 1977.
Sheet 12: Polychrome tripod vessels, ceramic figurines. 1963.
Sheet 13: Polychrome and gold foil figural vessels. Undated.
Sheet 14: Polychrome ballplayer figural vessel and details. Undated.
Sheet 15: Polychrome and gold foil figural vessel and details. Undated.
Sheet 16: Polychrome ballplayer figural vessel and details. Polychrome tripod vessels. 1963; 1968-9; 1977.
Sheet 17: Polychrome tripod vessels and figural vessels. Polychrome ceramic figurine with gold foil. Some dimensions given. 1968.
Sheet 18: Polychrome tripod vessels and figural vessels. Ceramic figurines. Some info given. 1963-5; 1967-8.
Sheet 19: Polychrome ceramic pitcher with details from Gilcrease. Info and dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 20: Polychrome ceramic pitcher with details from Gilcrease. Info and dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 21: Some object dates given. Polychrome figural ceramic vessels and pitcher from Mitla. June 1977.
Sheet 22: Polychrome figural ceramic vessels and pitchers. Some info given. 1963-4; 1966-7.
Sheet 23: Polychrome figural ceramic vessels, vases, and pitchers. Some info and dimensions given. 1963; 1976.
Sheet 24: Polychrome pedestal ceramic vessels, ceramic pitcher. June 1977.
Sheet 25: Polychrome ceramic vessels. Some info given. 1963; 1968.
Sheet 26: Polychrome plates and pitcher from Gilcrease. Gold head. Dimensions and some info given. 1970.
Sheet 27: Polychrome ceramic vase and details from Mitla. Rabbit figural vessel. Incised bone staff. Monte Alban Tomb 7 photo. Some info given. 1974; 1977.
Sheet 28: Polychrome plates and pitcher. Incised shell gorgets and full conch. Stone figurine. 1968.
Sheet 29: Polychrome figural vases, plate. Stone monkey vessel. 1963; 1968.
Sheet 2: Stone, shell, and metal necklace. Polychrome ceramic bowls. Some info given. 1963; 1976-7.
Sheet 3: Polychrome vessels and fragments from Mitla. June 1977.
Sheet 4: Polychrome vessels and fragments. Gold adornments. Some dimensions given. 1977; 1995.
Sheet 5: Polychrome vessels, stone figurine. Some info given. 1968; 1977.
Sheet 6: Stone tripod, pedestal, and figural bowls. Figural vessel. Some info given. 1965; 1968; 1977.
Sheet 7: Polychrome tripod plates from Mitla. June 1977.
Sheet 8: Polychrome tripod plate from Mitla and details. June 1977.
Sheet 9: Polychrome tripod plates and jars from Mitla. June 1977.
Sheet 10: Polychrome ballplayer figural vessel and details. Undated.
Sheet 11: Polychrome tripod vessels. Some info and dimensions given. 1963-4; 1968; 1977.
Sheet 12: Polychrome tripod vessels, ceramic figurines. 1963.
Sheet 13: Polychrome and gold foil figural vessels. Undated.
Sheet 14: Polychrome ballplayer figural vessel and details. Undated.
Sheet 15: Polychrome and gold foil figural vessel and details. Undated.
Sheet 16: Polychrome ballplayer figural vessel and details. Polychrome tripod vessels. 1963; 1968-9; 1977.
Sheet 17: Polychrome tripod vessels and figural vessels. Polychrome ceramic figurine with gold foil. Some dimensions given. 1968.
Sheet 18: Polychrome tripod vessels and figural vessels. Ceramic figurines. Some info given. 1963-5; 1967-8.
Sheet 19: Polychrome ceramic pitcher with details from Gilcrease. Info and dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 20: Polychrome ceramic pitcher with details from Gilcrease. Info and dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 21: Some object dates given. Polychrome figural ceramic vessels and pitcher from Mitla. June 1977.
Sheet 22: Polychrome figural ceramic vessels and pitchers. Some info given. 1963-4; 1966-7.
Sheet 23: Polychrome figural ceramic vessels, vases, and pitchers. Some info and dimensions given. 1963; 1976.
Sheet 24: Polychrome pedestal ceramic vessels, ceramic pitcher. June 1977.
Sheet 25: Polychrome ceramic vessels. Some info given. 1963; 1968.
Sheet 26: Polychrome plates and pitcher from Gilcrease. Gold head. Dimensions and some info given. 1970.
Sheet 27: Polychrome ceramic vase and details from Mitla. Rabbit figural vessel. Incised bone staff. Monte Alban Tomb 7 photo. Some info given. 1974; 1977.
Sheet 28: Polychrome plates and pitcher. Incised shell gorgets and full conch. Stone figurine. 1968.
Sheet 29: Polychrome figural vases, plate. Stone monkey vessel. 1963; 1968.
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