Monte Alban, Mitla, Yagul, Stone Reliefs, Vessels, Figurines, Masks, Sculptures, 1962-1996
File — Box: 20, Folder: 1-2
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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
- 1962-1996
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: Monte Alban site: ball court, Danzantes relief and glyphic relief, architecture. Seated and standing ceramic figurines. Ceramic figural vessels: avian, head, feline. Cylindrical ceramic vessel with flanges. Some dimensions and info given. 1963; 1974; 1993; 1995.
Sheet 2: Photos of Monte Alban site. Seated nude figurine incised with glyphs. Ceramic panels with iconography. Seated ceramic figural vessels. Ceramic feline figure. 1992; 1994.
Sheet 3: Yagul site photos, ball court, Palace of the Six Patios, flora and landscape. August 1990.
Sheet 4: Monte Alban site photos: glyphic reliefs, Danzantes, ball court, architecture. Info and some dimensions given. 1963; 1968; 1973-6.
Sheet 5: Mitla stone architectural decoration, cacti, plaza. Incised conch shell from Mitla. 1990; 1992.
Sheet 6: Ceramic cylinder cups with glyphs. Figural ceramic head vessels. Ceramic leg vessel with incised glyphs. Seated figural vessel. Incised rectangular lidded ceramic vessel. Serpent vessel with feline head. Double chambered figural vessel. Feline figurine. Some info given. 1963; 1965; 1967-8; 1981.
Sheet 7: Incised rectangular lidded ceramic vessel. Anthropomorphic feline figural vessel. Feline figure and figural vessels. Tripod vessels. Small shell shaped ceramic vessels. Incised figural bowl. Cylindrical vessel with flanges. 1963-5; 1971.
Sheet 8: Tripod vessels, one polychrome. Standing figurines. Spouted figural vessels. Ceramic pitcher, double chambered vessel. Figural vessels. Head with conical headdress. Feline figurine. Illustrations of Lápida de Bazán relief. 1962-5; 1971.
Sheet 9: Ceramic figural vessels with spouts, seated, feline, "xipe" with ball. Cerro De Atzompa cylindrical cup. Seated figurine with incised glyphs. 1962-5; 1968; 1971; 1985.
Sheet 10: Seated and standing figurines and figural vessels. 1963; 1965; 1967.1963; 1967-8.
Sheet 11: Pedestal bowl. Architectural form with bird inside. Seated and standing figurines and figural vessels. 1964-5; 1968.
Sheet 12: Architectural form. Seated, standing, and kneeling figurines and figural vessels. Ceramic plate, tripod vessel. Double compartment figural vessel. Vessel with handle and anthropomorphic applique figures. 1963; 1968.
Sheet 13: Standing polychrome figural vessel, polychrome head fragment. Incised conch shell and illustration of design. Mitla ceramic papermaking tools. Aztec relief stone box. Cacti fence at Mitla. Stone figural relief. Undated.
Sheet 14: Dainzú site reliefs. Danzantes relief. Unlabeled archaeological site. Ceramic feline figurine. Seated ceramic figurines. Figural ceramic vessel. 1987; 1990; 1994.
Sheet 15: Incised small bowl with handle. Ceramic vessel. Figural head vessel. Standing seated figurines and figural vessels. Alabaster avian vessel. July 1992.
Sheet 16: Figural vessels and figurines. Picture of uprooted magueys. Polychrome pitcher. Incised head vessel. Incised Veracruz bowl. Some info and dimensions given. 1963-4; 1984; 1992; 1996.
Sheet 17: Polychrome "Tomb 1 or Monte Alban" mural. Half skeleton face ceramic head. Feline figural vessel and polychrome feline. Seated polychrome figurines. Seated glyph incised figurine. Cylinder head vessels. Ceramic figural funerary urn. Some info and dimensions given. 1963-5; 1968; 1976; 1981.
Sheet 18: Incised spouted pitchers. Incised pedestal plates and tripod bowls. Figural bowls and jars. Cylinder head vessels. Seated figurine. Stone carved object. June 1977.
Sheet 19: Seated and standing figurines. Seated figural vessel. Anthropomorphic figural cylinder vessel. Figurine head. Figural jar. Ceramic incised plate. June 1977.
Sheet 20: Yagul site photos: tombs, ball court, Palace. Puebla thin orange tripod spouted vessel with four compartments. 1963; 1990.
Sheet 21: Oaxaca Colonial era masks and sculptures: Canine and drummer's mask used for planting, guardian of the church mask, skeletal candelaria, and others. Photos of Lambityeco site tomb. Oaxaca stone relief. Nochistlan Church. Some info given. 1985; 1992.
Sheet 22: Seated figurines and figural vessels. Anthropomorphic seated figurine. Incised head vessel. Ceramic incised shell form. Feline and human cylinder head vessels. Double compartment vessel. Some info and dimensions given. 1968; 1981.
Sheet 23: Seated figurines and figural vessels. Stone figural relief and carved object. Building in Teposcolula. Tlacholula buildings. Photo of Yucuita excavation. San José Mogote site photo. Ixtepeji landscape photo. Illustration of Noriega tablet. 1977; 1985; 1992.
Sheet 2: Photos of Monte Alban site. Seated nude figurine incised with glyphs. Ceramic panels with iconography. Seated ceramic figural vessels. Ceramic feline figure. 1992; 1994.
Sheet 3: Yagul site photos, ball court, Palace of the Six Patios, flora and landscape. August 1990.
Sheet 4: Monte Alban site photos: glyphic reliefs, Danzantes, ball court, architecture. Info and some dimensions given. 1963; 1968; 1973-6.
Sheet 5: Mitla stone architectural decoration, cacti, plaza. Incised conch shell from Mitla. 1990; 1992.
Sheet 6: Ceramic cylinder cups with glyphs. Figural ceramic head vessels. Ceramic leg vessel with incised glyphs. Seated figural vessel. Incised rectangular lidded ceramic vessel. Serpent vessel with feline head. Double chambered figural vessel. Feline figurine. Some info given. 1963; 1965; 1967-8; 1981.
Sheet 7: Incised rectangular lidded ceramic vessel. Anthropomorphic feline figural vessel. Feline figure and figural vessels. Tripod vessels. Small shell shaped ceramic vessels. Incised figural bowl. Cylindrical vessel with flanges. 1963-5; 1971.
Sheet 8: Tripod vessels, one polychrome. Standing figurines. Spouted figural vessels. Ceramic pitcher, double chambered vessel. Figural vessels. Head with conical headdress. Feline figurine. Illustrations of Lápida de Bazán relief. 1962-5; 1971.
Sheet 9: Ceramic figural vessels with spouts, seated, feline, "xipe" with ball. Cerro De Atzompa cylindrical cup. Seated figurine with incised glyphs. 1962-5; 1968; 1971; 1985.
Sheet 10: Seated and standing figurines and figural vessels. 1963; 1965; 1967.1963; 1967-8.
Sheet 11: Pedestal bowl. Architectural form with bird inside. Seated and standing figurines and figural vessels. 1964-5; 1968.
Sheet 12: Architectural form. Seated, standing, and kneeling figurines and figural vessels. Ceramic plate, tripod vessel. Double compartment figural vessel. Vessel with handle and anthropomorphic applique figures. 1963; 1968.
Sheet 13: Standing polychrome figural vessel, polychrome head fragment. Incised conch shell and illustration of design. Mitla ceramic papermaking tools. Aztec relief stone box. Cacti fence at Mitla. Stone figural relief. Undated.
Sheet 14: Dainzú site reliefs. Danzantes relief. Unlabeled archaeological site. Ceramic feline figurine. Seated ceramic figurines. Figural ceramic vessel. 1987; 1990; 1994.
Sheet 15: Incised small bowl with handle. Ceramic vessel. Figural head vessel. Standing seated figurines and figural vessels. Alabaster avian vessel. July 1992.
Sheet 16: Figural vessels and figurines. Picture of uprooted magueys. Polychrome pitcher. Incised head vessel. Incised Veracruz bowl. Some info and dimensions given. 1963-4; 1984; 1992; 1996.
Sheet 17: Polychrome "Tomb 1 or Monte Alban" mural. Half skeleton face ceramic head. Feline figural vessel and polychrome feline. Seated polychrome figurines. Seated glyph incised figurine. Cylinder head vessels. Ceramic figural funerary urn. Some info and dimensions given. 1963-5; 1968; 1976; 1981.
Sheet 18: Incised spouted pitchers. Incised pedestal plates and tripod bowls. Figural bowls and jars. Cylinder head vessels. Seated figurine. Stone carved object. June 1977.
Sheet 19: Seated and standing figurines. Seated figural vessel. Anthropomorphic figural cylinder vessel. Figurine head. Figural jar. Ceramic incised plate. June 1977.
Sheet 20: Yagul site photos: tombs, ball court, Palace. Puebla thin orange tripod spouted vessel with four compartments. 1963; 1990.
Sheet 21: Oaxaca Colonial era masks and sculptures: Canine and drummer's mask used for planting, guardian of the church mask, skeletal candelaria, and others. Photos of Lambityeco site tomb. Oaxaca stone relief. Nochistlan Church. Some info given. 1985; 1992.
Sheet 22: Seated figurines and figural vessels. Anthropomorphic seated figurine. Incised head vessel. Ceramic incised shell form. Feline and human cylinder head vessels. Double compartment vessel. Some info and dimensions given. 1968; 1981.
Sheet 23: Seated figurines and figural vessels. Stone figural relief and carved object. Building in Teposcolula. Tlacholula buildings. Photo of Yucuita excavation. San José Mogote site photo. Ixtepeji landscape photo. Illustration of Noriega tablet. 1977; 1985; 1992.
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