Teotihuacan, Africa, Chumash, Colombia, Peru, Mexico, Arctic, Veracruz, Caribbean, North America, Mexico, New Guinea, 1963-2001
File — Box: 21, Folder: 7-8
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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
- 1963-2001
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: Photos of Teotihuacan. Teotihuacan stone mask, ceramic figurine. One slide has dimensions. 1964; 1969.
Sheet 2: Teotihuacan site photos, stone masks and figurines, feline figurine, murals, Incised tripod goddess vessel, carved ceramic bowl, incensario, mosaic mask. Some info and dimensions given. 1964-5; 1968-9; 1981; 1985; 1992-3.
Sheet 3: Teotihuacan site photos, stone masks, figurines, and metate, Great Goddess relief, stone relief, mural illustration. Some info and dimensions given. 1963-4; 1967; 1981; 1989; 1993.
Sheet 4: Teotihuacan site photos and murals, incensarios, polychrome tripod vessel, figural vessels, stone and ceramic masks, stone sculpture. Some info and dimensions given. 1965-7; 1969; 1981.
Sheet 5: Teotihuacan site photos and murals, stone masks, ceramic mask, seated ceramic polychrome figurine. Some info and dimensions given. 1964; 1967; 1974; 1981; 1993.
Sheet 6: African figurines, masks, money bracelets. 1993; 2001.
Sheet 7: Fully beaded tube. Teotihuacan stone mask and figurine, ceramic face and incensario, mural illustration. Some dimensions given. 1969-71; 1990; 1992.
Sheet 8: Spirulina maxima photo and microscope image. Processing plant photos. Map of central Mexico. Teotihuacan mural illustration, mosaic and stone masks, stone figurine. Ceramic figurines. Ceramic talud-tablero building form. 1971; 1977; 1990.
Sheet 9: Maya carved jade adornments. Painted wooden slats. Stone figurine. Colombia Darien pendant. Peruvian metal face. Tula stone sculpture. Ceramic figural vessel Maya. Some dimensions given. 1968-70; 1990; 1992-3.
Sheet 10: Textiles. Arctic and other figurines. 1979; 1983; 2001.
Sheet 11: Colima figurines and figural vessels, seated stone figurine. Costa Rica stone snuff tube. Tlingit(?) mask. Arctic figurine. Some info and dimensions given. 1965; 1969-70; 1983; 1990; 1994-5; 2001.
Sheet 12: Maya jade masks and figurines, stone relief, figural ceramic vessel, mosaic mask, beaded necklace, mosaic figural sculptures. Chalcatzingo stone relief. Some info and dimensions given. 1965; 1969; 1973; 1984; 1995; 1997.
Sheet 13: Microscope image of spirulina platensis. Photo of Teotihuacan site, Teotihuacan polychrome bowl, jar, and ceramic carved bowl, incensario, stone figurine, ceramic incensario mask. Olmec jade knot, colossal heads, stone figurine. Ecuador ceramic figurines, New Guinea painted wood and mask. Atacama wooden snuff tablets. Some info and dimensions given. 1967; 1969; 1984; 1994.
Sheet 14: One copyrighted image: Maya jade carving. Arctic articulated figurine. Stone masks and figurines, bead. Teotihuacan polychrome ceramic vessel. Incised stone pendant. Peruvian metal mask. Maya jaina figurines. Idaho baby carrier. Beaded war shirt. Great Lakes feline pipe. Some info and dimensions given. 1970-1; 1974; 1981; 1993; 2001-2.
Sheet 15: Veracruz ceramic figurines, figural vessel, stone hachas, photo of El Tajin. Santiago 1709 painting. Juan Gerson Tecamachalco mural. Aztec stone figurine and mask. Puebla virgin sculpture. Acatapec Puebla church façade. Santo Domingo façade. Taino semi. Chavin figural vessels. Some info and dimensions given. 1963; 1966; 1968-70; 1993; 1995.
Sheet 16: Aztec/Mixtec bird finial. Metepec sculpture. Acataingo altar. Inca early colonial keros. Palenque morning glory flower photo. Shook panel. Guatemala stone celts. Sioux catlinite pipe. Wulmuna wild plum tree painting. Mixtec stone skeletal head. Izapa stone turtle relief. Some info and dimensions given. 1980-1; 1993-6; 2005.
Sheet 2: Teotihuacan site photos, stone masks and figurines, feline figurine, murals, Incised tripod goddess vessel, carved ceramic bowl, incensario, mosaic mask. Some info and dimensions given. 1964-5; 1968-9; 1981; 1985; 1992-3.
Sheet 3: Teotihuacan site photos, stone masks, figurines, and metate, Great Goddess relief, stone relief, mural illustration. Some info and dimensions given. 1963-4; 1967; 1981; 1989; 1993.
Sheet 4: Teotihuacan site photos and murals, incensarios, polychrome tripod vessel, figural vessels, stone and ceramic masks, stone sculpture. Some info and dimensions given. 1965-7; 1969; 1981.
Sheet 5: Teotihuacan site photos and murals, stone masks, ceramic mask, seated ceramic polychrome figurine. Some info and dimensions given. 1964; 1967; 1974; 1981; 1993.
Sheet 6: African figurines, masks, money bracelets. 1993; 2001.
Sheet 7: Fully beaded tube. Teotihuacan stone mask and figurine, ceramic face and incensario, mural illustration. Some dimensions given. 1969-71; 1990; 1992.
Sheet 8: Spirulina maxima photo and microscope image. Processing plant photos. Map of central Mexico. Teotihuacan mural illustration, mosaic and stone masks, stone figurine. Ceramic figurines. Ceramic talud-tablero building form. 1971; 1977; 1990.
Sheet 9: Maya carved jade adornments. Painted wooden slats. Stone figurine. Colombia Darien pendant. Peruvian metal face. Tula stone sculpture. Ceramic figural vessel Maya. Some dimensions given. 1968-70; 1990; 1992-3.
Sheet 10: Textiles. Arctic and other figurines. 1979; 1983; 2001.
Sheet 11: Colima figurines and figural vessels, seated stone figurine. Costa Rica stone snuff tube. Tlingit(?) mask. Arctic figurine. Some info and dimensions given. 1965; 1969-70; 1983; 1990; 1994-5; 2001.
Sheet 12: Maya jade masks and figurines, stone relief, figural ceramic vessel, mosaic mask, beaded necklace, mosaic figural sculptures. Chalcatzingo stone relief. Some info and dimensions given. 1965; 1969; 1973; 1984; 1995; 1997.
Sheet 13: Microscope image of spirulina platensis. Photo of Teotihuacan site, Teotihuacan polychrome bowl, jar, and ceramic carved bowl, incensario, stone figurine, ceramic incensario mask. Olmec jade knot, colossal heads, stone figurine. Ecuador ceramic figurines, New Guinea painted wood and mask. Atacama wooden snuff tablets. Some info and dimensions given. 1967; 1969; 1984; 1994.
Sheet 14: One copyrighted image: Maya jade carving. Arctic articulated figurine. Stone masks and figurines, bead. Teotihuacan polychrome ceramic vessel. Incised stone pendant. Peruvian metal mask. Maya jaina figurines. Idaho baby carrier. Beaded war shirt. Great Lakes feline pipe. Some info and dimensions given. 1970-1; 1974; 1981; 1993; 2001-2.
Sheet 15: Veracruz ceramic figurines, figural vessel, stone hachas, photo of El Tajin. Santiago 1709 painting. Juan Gerson Tecamachalco mural. Aztec stone figurine and mask. Puebla virgin sculpture. Acatapec Puebla church façade. Santo Domingo façade. Taino semi. Chavin figural vessels. Some info and dimensions given. 1963; 1966; 1968-70; 1993; 1995.
Sheet 16: Aztec/Mixtec bird finial. Metepec sculpture. Acataingo altar. Inca early colonial keros. Palenque morning glory flower photo. Shook panel. Guatemala stone celts. Sioux catlinite pipe. Wulmuna wild plum tree painting. Mixtec stone skeletal head. Izapa stone turtle relief. Some info and dimensions given. 1980-1; 1993-6; 2005.
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