Cherokee, Crow, Caddo, Delaware, Zuni, Acoma, Zia, Seminole, Apache, Tlingit, Moqui, Navajo, 1979-1982
File — Box: 20, Folder: 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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
- 1979-1982
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: One slide badly cracked. Several object dates given. Some dates illegible. Fully beaded dress. Plains beaded and painted boy's shirt. Crow beaded shirt. Beaded moccasins. Cherokee baskets, beaded bag. Painted parfleches. Seminole man's shirt and sash. Caddo incised ceramic vessel, seated figurine. Mound builder vessel. Florida stone bear figurine. Delaware beaded tobacco pouch. baskets. Zuni turquoise silver pins, ceramic vessel. Quilled baby carrier. Beaded men's shirt. Several slides marked with descriptions and dimensions. 11/1979, 12/1979, 1/1980, 4/1981, 11/1981, 1/1982, 3/1982.
Sheet 2: Two slides taped on sides. A few object dates given. One slide taped in back. Tlingit wooden atlatl, wooden halibut hooks. Zuni, Acoma, Zia ceramic vessels. Ceramic canteens. Kachina. Moqui serape. Navajo textile. Alaskan coat and leggings. Iroquois false face society mask, beaded hats. Wampum belts. Apache basket. Funerary carved figurine. Zuni ceramic vessel. Several slides marked with descriptions. A few slides marked with dimensions. 2/1976, 11/1979, 1/1980, 4/1980, 11/1980, 9/1981, 10/1981, 1/1982, 4/1982.
Sheet 3: One slide taped on sides and bottom. One slide cracked and taped on left side. One slide taped on right side. Some dates illegible. Projectile point box. Ivory carving. Ivory incised object. Metal pipe. Textile. Maine hand pipe. Cherokee beaded bag. A few slides marked with dimensions. One slide marked with description. 1/1982, 2/1982, 3/1982.
Sheet 2: Two slides taped on sides. A few object dates given. One slide taped in back. Tlingit wooden atlatl, wooden halibut hooks. Zuni, Acoma, Zia ceramic vessels. Ceramic canteens. Kachina. Moqui serape. Navajo textile. Alaskan coat and leggings. Iroquois false face society mask, beaded hats. Wampum belts. Apache basket. Funerary carved figurine. Zuni ceramic vessel. Several slides marked with descriptions. A few slides marked with dimensions. 2/1976, 11/1979, 1/1980, 4/1980, 11/1980, 9/1981, 10/1981, 1/1982, 4/1982.
Sheet 3: One slide taped on sides and bottom. One slide cracked and taped on left side. One slide taped on right side. Some dates illegible. Projectile point box. Ivory carving. Ivory incised object. Metal pipe. Textile. Maine hand pipe. Cherokee beaded bag. A few slides marked with dimensions. One slide marked with description. 1/1982, 2/1982, 3/1982.
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