Tlingit, Sioux, Maricopa, Pomo, Tsimshian, Hopi, Ute, Omaha, Acoma, Zuni, Mixtec, Mezcala, Teotihuacan, Inca, Maya, Jalisco, Mimbres, Chancay, Haida, 1971-1998
File — Box: 22, 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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
- 1971-1998
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: Tlingit wooden clan hats, necklaces, totem poles, and masks. Tlingit shaman's drum and apron, beaded pouch, and quilled baskets. Several slides marked with dimensions. 12/1980, 4/1981, 6/1981, 8/1981, 11/1981, 5/1985, 4/1986.
Sheet 2: Two slides taped in back. Tsimshian and Tlingit textiles, Tlingit clan hat, Hopi manta, E.woodlands feast bowl, Ute cradleboard, Omaha parfleche, Sioux dress, Pomo feathered baskets. Several slides marked with dimensions. 11/1979, 12/1979, 4/1980, 5/1980, 11/1980, 8/1981, 1/1982, 12/1990.
Sheet 3: One slide broken cracked on top front. Sioux quilled pouches, Omaha parfleche, Sioux hide bags and ghost dance shields, Chumash baskets and cave paintings, Maricopa ceramic canteen, Catlin and Bodmer paintings. Several slids marked with dimensions. 5/1980, 7/1980, 8/1980, 4/1981, 9/1981, 10/1981, 1/1982, 4/1983, 12/1990.
Sheet 4: One slide taped in back. Acoma and Zuni ceramic vessels (Lucy Lewis pot) Unlabeled Acoma/Laguna vessels, unlabeled sikyatki revival pot. Hopi and Zuni kachinas. A few slides marked with dimensions. 1/1980, 8/1980, 11/1980, 7/1983, 11/1995, 6/1997.
Sheet 5: Hopi kachina heads, Puebloan paintings of kachinas, Zuni pottery jars, silver squash blossom necklace, turquoise and silver jewelry. Several slides marked with dimensions. 1/1980, 8/1981, 9/1981, 11/1981, 6/1997.
Sheet 6: Newark, Ohio earthwork photos. 5/1995.
Sheet 7: Mixtec metal figurine, Veracruz stone vessel, Jalisco, Nayarit, and Veracruz ceramic figurines, Nayarit stone house form. 7/1995, 4/1996, 5/1997, 6/1997.
Sheet 8: Jalisco beaded necklaces and ceramic figurines, Mezcala stone figurines. 5/1963, 5/1995, 8/1995, 2/1996, 5/1997.
Sheet 9: One slide taped in back. Jivaro, Kayapo, and Xingu feather work. A few slides marked with dimensions. 10/1990, 5/1995, 8/1995, 6/1997.
Sheet 10: Teotihuacan stone masks and carvings, Jalisco ceramic figurines and whistles, Colombian ceramic figurines (probably Tolita-Tumaco culture), Lambayeque metal mask. Several slides marked with dimensions. 8/1995, 11/1995, 6/1997.
Sheet 11: Inca silver vessel, unlabeled ceramic vessels (Maya?) and Carajá figurines, Toltec plumbate ceramic vessel, Jalisco figurine, and photos of plant, possibly celosia family. A few slides marked with dimensions. 9/1994, 8/1995, 11/1996, 6/1997, 8/1998.
Sheet 12: Several slides taped in back. Carajá ceramic figurines, photos from Where the Gods Reign: Plants and Peoples of the Colombian Amazon, Spanish colonial paintings, south American feather work, unlabeled Navajo blanket. Two slides marked with dimensions. 11/1978, 8/1979, 5/1985, 8/1990, 9/1990, 5/1995, 6/1997.
Sheet 13: One slide taped in back. Carajá ceramic figurines, Kutchin child's sitting cradle, Sitio Conte pectoral, Mixtec ceramic vessel, Martinez family pottery. A few slides marked with dimensions. 8/1968, 5/1985, 9/1985, 1/1986, 6/1989, 5/1995, 11/1995, 5/1996, 6/1997.
Sheet 14: One slide broken in front. Unlabeled Mimbres ceramic bowls, Pima basketry, Hopi kachina head, Navajo sand painting, Haida shell inlaid object, Tlingit quilled tea set. A few slides marked with dimensions. 11/1981, 8/1995, 2/1996, 11/1996, 6/1997.
Sheet 15: One slide cracked in front. Photos of tlacolula, Oaxaca. Navajo sand painting "pollen way". Monte Alban burial site, site photo of Yagul, Oaxaca, Monte Alban and Nayarit ceramic figurines, Spanish colonial paintings, Mitla church and archaeological site. One slide marked with dimensions. 5/1973, 11/1990, 8/1992, 2/1996.
Sheet 16: One slide taped in back Photo of Siberian shaman, engraving of Lappish shaman, Chancay wooden figurine, West Mexican spindle whorls, Guerrero and Mezcala stone celts, Xochipala ceramic figurines. Several slides marked with dimensions. 9/1971, 7/1989, 5/1990, 7/1995, 2/1996, 11/1996, 5/1997.
Sheet 2: Two slides taped in back. Tsimshian and Tlingit textiles, Tlingit clan hat, Hopi manta, E.woodlands feast bowl, Ute cradleboard, Omaha parfleche, Sioux dress, Pomo feathered baskets. Several slides marked with dimensions. 11/1979, 12/1979, 4/1980, 5/1980, 11/1980, 8/1981, 1/1982, 12/1990.
Sheet 3: One slide broken cracked on top front. Sioux quilled pouches, Omaha parfleche, Sioux hide bags and ghost dance shields, Chumash baskets and cave paintings, Maricopa ceramic canteen, Catlin and Bodmer paintings. Several slids marked with dimensions. 5/1980, 7/1980, 8/1980, 4/1981, 9/1981, 10/1981, 1/1982, 4/1983, 12/1990.
Sheet 4: One slide taped in back. Acoma and Zuni ceramic vessels (Lucy Lewis pot) Unlabeled Acoma/Laguna vessels, unlabeled sikyatki revival pot. Hopi and Zuni kachinas. A few slides marked with dimensions. 1/1980, 8/1980, 11/1980, 7/1983, 11/1995, 6/1997.
Sheet 5: Hopi kachina heads, Puebloan paintings of kachinas, Zuni pottery jars, silver squash blossom necklace, turquoise and silver jewelry. Several slides marked with dimensions. 1/1980, 8/1981, 9/1981, 11/1981, 6/1997.
Sheet 6: Newark, Ohio earthwork photos. 5/1995.
Sheet 7: Mixtec metal figurine, Veracruz stone vessel, Jalisco, Nayarit, and Veracruz ceramic figurines, Nayarit stone house form. 7/1995, 4/1996, 5/1997, 6/1997.
Sheet 8: Jalisco beaded necklaces and ceramic figurines, Mezcala stone figurines. 5/1963, 5/1995, 8/1995, 2/1996, 5/1997.
Sheet 9: One slide taped in back. Jivaro, Kayapo, and Xingu feather work. A few slides marked with dimensions. 10/1990, 5/1995, 8/1995, 6/1997.
Sheet 10: Teotihuacan stone masks and carvings, Jalisco ceramic figurines and whistles, Colombian ceramic figurines (probably Tolita-Tumaco culture), Lambayeque metal mask. Several slides marked with dimensions. 8/1995, 11/1995, 6/1997.
Sheet 11: Inca silver vessel, unlabeled ceramic vessels (Maya?) and Carajá figurines, Toltec plumbate ceramic vessel, Jalisco figurine, and photos of plant, possibly celosia family. A few slides marked with dimensions. 9/1994, 8/1995, 11/1996, 6/1997, 8/1998.
Sheet 12: Several slides taped in back. Carajá ceramic figurines, photos from Where the Gods Reign: Plants and Peoples of the Colombian Amazon, Spanish colonial paintings, south American feather work, unlabeled Navajo blanket. Two slides marked with dimensions. 11/1978, 8/1979, 5/1985, 8/1990, 9/1990, 5/1995, 6/1997.
Sheet 13: One slide taped in back. Carajá ceramic figurines, Kutchin child's sitting cradle, Sitio Conte pectoral, Mixtec ceramic vessel, Martinez family pottery. A few slides marked with dimensions. 8/1968, 5/1985, 9/1985, 1/1986, 6/1989, 5/1995, 11/1995, 5/1996, 6/1997.
Sheet 14: One slide broken in front. Unlabeled Mimbres ceramic bowls, Pima basketry, Hopi kachina head, Navajo sand painting, Haida shell inlaid object, Tlingit quilled tea set. A few slides marked with dimensions. 11/1981, 8/1995, 2/1996, 11/1996, 6/1997.
Sheet 15: One slide cracked in front. Photos of tlacolula, Oaxaca. Navajo sand painting "pollen way". Monte Alban burial site, site photo of Yagul, Oaxaca, Monte Alban and Nayarit ceramic figurines, Spanish colonial paintings, Mitla church and archaeological site. One slide marked with dimensions. 5/1973, 11/1990, 8/1992, 2/1996.
Sheet 16: One slide taped in back Photo of Siberian shaman, engraving of Lappish shaman, Chancay wooden figurine, West Mexican spindle whorls, Guerrero and Mezcala stone celts, Xochipala ceramic figurines. Several slides marked with dimensions. 9/1971, 7/1989, 5/1990, 7/1995, 2/1996, 11/1996, 5/1997.
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