Figurines, Vessels, Textiles, Murals, Site Photos, 1963-1995
File — Box: 21, Folder: 5
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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
- 1963-1995
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: Tikal stela, Uxmal Palace of the Governors, Chichen Itza ballcourt. Ulúa stone bowl. Ceramic figurines. Polychrome cylinder vessel. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with titles/descriptions. 6/1974, 6/1976, 10/1990, 11/1995, 7/1993.
Sheet 2: One slide discolored (pink). Chichen Itza cenote. Uxmal architectural detail. Jaina figurine. One slide marked with dimensions. Most slides marked with titles/descriptions. 12/1966, 6/1974.
Sheet 3: One slide broken and taped in back. Stone Palenque head. Photo of Atitlan coast. Antigua San Francisco façade. Nebaj, Quetzaltenango, Ixtatlan, Cakchiquel textiles. Ulúa stone bowl. Jaina figurine. Unknown archaeological site. Woman spinning wool in Patzun. Several slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with titles/descriptions. 5/1970, 3/1976, 6/1976, 1/1982, 1/1984, 10/1989, 3/1995, 4/1995.
Sheet 4: One slide taped in back. One slide discolored (pink). Some dates illegible. Palenque: Pacal's sarcophagus, palace, Temple of the Cross, tower, aerial view. Peten man feeding livestock. Uxmal architecture. Several dates marked with titles/descriptions. 8/1964, 12/1974, 3/1975.
Sheet 5: Tikal stela 31. Palenque: Pacal's sarcophagus and other architecture. Greenstone from Tula. One slide marked with title/description. 7/1964, 8/1964, 12/1967, 6/1968, 12/1974, 3/1975, 6/1976.
Sheet 6: Palenque, Uxmal architecture. Photos of people and animals in Guatemala and Yucatan. Bonampak murals. Some photos by J. Klauber. 8/1964, 5/1965, 12/1966, 12/1974, 3/1975.
Sheet 7: Two slides taped in back. One commercial slide. Quirigua stone carvings. Rubbing of Yaxchilan Lintel 24 and 25. Shell Pendant. Seibal Stela 1 and 13. A few slides marked with titles. 12/1965, 6/1976, 8/1968, 8/1970, 6/1974, 12/1974, 6/1976.
Sheet 8: Polychrome cylinder vessel and plate. Bonampak murals. Sayil Palace. Jaina figurine. One slide marked with dimensions. Two slides marked with titles. 12/1966, 12/1967, 7/1969, 12/1974, 3/1975.
Sheet 9: Two slides taped in front. Bonampak murals. 5/1963, 12/1963, 12/1966.
Sheet 2: One slide discolored (pink). Chichen Itza cenote. Uxmal architectural detail. Jaina figurine. One slide marked with dimensions. Most slides marked with titles/descriptions. 12/1966, 6/1974.
Sheet 3: One slide broken and taped in back. Stone Palenque head. Photo of Atitlan coast. Antigua San Francisco façade. Nebaj, Quetzaltenango, Ixtatlan, Cakchiquel textiles. Ulúa stone bowl. Jaina figurine. Unknown archaeological site. Woman spinning wool in Patzun. Several slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with titles/descriptions. 5/1970, 3/1976, 6/1976, 1/1982, 1/1984, 10/1989, 3/1995, 4/1995.
Sheet 4: One slide taped in back. One slide discolored (pink). Some dates illegible. Palenque: Pacal's sarcophagus, palace, Temple of the Cross, tower, aerial view. Peten man feeding livestock. Uxmal architecture. Several dates marked with titles/descriptions. 8/1964, 12/1974, 3/1975.
Sheet 5: Tikal stela 31. Palenque: Pacal's sarcophagus and other architecture. Greenstone from Tula. One slide marked with title/description. 7/1964, 8/1964, 12/1967, 6/1968, 12/1974, 3/1975, 6/1976.
Sheet 6: Palenque, Uxmal architecture. Photos of people and animals in Guatemala and Yucatan. Bonampak murals. Some photos by J. Klauber. 8/1964, 5/1965, 12/1966, 12/1974, 3/1975.
Sheet 7: Two slides taped in back. One commercial slide. Quirigua stone carvings. Rubbing of Yaxchilan Lintel 24 and 25. Shell Pendant. Seibal Stela 1 and 13. A few slides marked with titles. 12/1965, 6/1976, 8/1968, 8/1970, 6/1974, 12/1974, 6/1976.
Sheet 8: Polychrome cylinder vessel and plate. Bonampak murals. Sayil Palace. Jaina figurine. One slide marked with dimensions. Two slides marked with titles. 12/1966, 12/1967, 7/1969, 12/1974, 3/1975.
Sheet 9: Two slides taped in front. Bonampak murals. 5/1963, 12/1963, 12/1966.
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