Figurines, Masks, Vessels, Yarn Painting, Jewelry, Trays, Stelae, Reliefs, 1962-1998
File — Box: 23, Folder: 5-6
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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
- 1962-1998
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: Figurine. Olmec Stone masks, anthropomorphic figurine, illustration of celt, uncarved celt. West Mexican ceramic figurine. Amanita muscaria, datura photos. Darien pendants. Metal pipe. Huichol yarn painting. Hide clothing. A few dimensions given. 1970-4; 1980-87; 1989; 1994; 1996; 1998.
Sheet 2: Incised vessels. Jadeite celts, knot, pendant, face. Rubber ball. Stone and ceramic figurines. Info and some dimensions given. 1967; 1990.
Sheet 3: Ceramic vessels, incised head vessel, carved vessels, stone head, ceramic seated figurine. Some info and dimensions given. 1964; 1967; 1970.
Sheet 4: Las Bocas: incised bowls, figurine with child, vessel in mouth form, bird figural vessel. Some info and dimensions given. 1969.
Sheet 5: Las Manitas wooden head. Stone seated and standing figurines, stone mask, seated ceramic figurine. Most dimensions given. 1968; 1989-90.
Sheet 6: Quadruped vessel, carved stone florero vessel. Stone mask, incised celt, Las Lima figurine detail. Veracruz ceramic face. Reclining anthropomorphic figurine. Info given. 1963; 1969.
Sheet 7: One commercial slide: jadeite bust of woman. Stone and ceramic seated and standing figurines. Jadeite celt. San Lorenzo monument 14. Tres Zapotes monument. Some info given. 1963; 1965-6; 1968-9; 1972.
Sheet 8: Stone beads, pendant. Stone seated and standing figurines. Some info and dimensions given. 1963; 1967.
Sheet 9: Stone seated and standing figurines. Stone faces, head. Stone feline figurine. Some dimensions given. 1962-3; 1970; 1972.
Sheet 10: Stone and ceramic seated and standing figurines. Most dimensions given. 1963; 1967; 1990.
Sheet 11: Stone standing and crouching figurines. Stone transformation figurines. Dimensions and some info given. 1962-3; 1967-8.
Sheet 12: Stone and ceramic standing and seated figurines. Stone snuff tray. Portero Nuevo Monument 2. Some info and dimensions given. 1964; 1968-72; 1980; 1990.
Sheet 13: Olmec standing ceramic figurine, seated stone figurines. Maya ceramic figurine. Incised ceramic vessels. Codez Vienna illustrations. Atacama snuff tray. One set of dimensions given. 1996.
Sheet 14: Stone and ceramic standing, seated, and reclining figures, stone head. Kaminaljuyu toad relief. Some dimensions and info given. 1963-5; 1970.
Sheet 15: Some object dates given. Standing stone figurines, stone incised celt, stone faces, ceramic figurine, stone anthropomorphic snake figurine, feline crouching figurine. Some dimensions and info given. 1963; 1965; 1967-9; 1979.
Sheet 16: Stone standing, reclining, and crawling Olmec figurines. Olmec small vessel, jadeite celts, mask. Maya jaina figurine. Inca tool. Illustrations of Potrero Nuevo Monuments 1, 2, and 3. Some dimensions and info given. 1963; 1967; 1970; 1985.
Sheet 17: One object date given. Las Bocas incised vessels, figurine. Olmec jadeite incised celt and anthropomorphic jaguar figurine. Maya anthropomorphic feline figurines. San Lorenzo Monument 10, colossal head. Tres Zapotes Stela C photo and illustration. Some dimensions and info given. 1963; 1970; 1985; 1991.
Sheet 18: Huimanquillo standing and seated figurines, incised and blank celts. Guerrero stone standing, reclining, and seated figurines. Seated stone figurine. Olmec map. Some dimensions and info given. 1963; 1967; 1971; 1985.
Sheet 19: Escuintla seated olmecoid figurine. Standing stone Olmecoid figurine. Colima ceramic figurines and figural vessel. Tlatilco incised vessel. Campeche stone mask. Some dimensions and info given. 1963; 1969; 1994.
Sheet 2: Incised vessels. Jadeite celts, knot, pendant, face. Rubber ball. Stone and ceramic figurines. Info and some dimensions given. 1967; 1990.
Sheet 3: Ceramic vessels, incised head vessel, carved vessels, stone head, ceramic seated figurine. Some info and dimensions given. 1964; 1967; 1970.
Sheet 4: Las Bocas: incised bowls, figurine with child, vessel in mouth form, bird figural vessel. Some info and dimensions given. 1969.
Sheet 5: Las Manitas wooden head. Stone seated and standing figurines, stone mask, seated ceramic figurine. Most dimensions given. 1968; 1989-90.
Sheet 6: Quadruped vessel, carved stone florero vessel. Stone mask, incised celt, Las Lima figurine detail. Veracruz ceramic face. Reclining anthropomorphic figurine. Info given. 1963; 1969.
Sheet 7: One commercial slide: jadeite bust of woman. Stone and ceramic seated and standing figurines. Jadeite celt. San Lorenzo monument 14. Tres Zapotes monument. Some info given. 1963; 1965-6; 1968-9; 1972.
Sheet 8: Stone beads, pendant. Stone seated and standing figurines. Some info and dimensions given. 1963; 1967.
Sheet 9: Stone seated and standing figurines. Stone faces, head. Stone feline figurine. Some dimensions given. 1962-3; 1970; 1972.
Sheet 10: Stone and ceramic seated and standing figurines. Most dimensions given. 1963; 1967; 1990.
Sheet 11: Stone standing and crouching figurines. Stone transformation figurines. Dimensions and some info given. 1962-3; 1967-8.
Sheet 12: Stone and ceramic standing and seated figurines. Stone snuff tray. Portero Nuevo Monument 2. Some info and dimensions given. 1964; 1968-72; 1980; 1990.
Sheet 13: Olmec standing ceramic figurine, seated stone figurines. Maya ceramic figurine. Incised ceramic vessels. Codez Vienna illustrations. Atacama snuff tray. One set of dimensions given. 1996.
Sheet 14: Stone and ceramic standing, seated, and reclining figures, stone head. Kaminaljuyu toad relief. Some dimensions and info given. 1963-5; 1970.
Sheet 15: Some object dates given. Standing stone figurines, stone incised celt, stone faces, ceramic figurine, stone anthropomorphic snake figurine, feline crouching figurine. Some dimensions and info given. 1963; 1965; 1967-9; 1979.
Sheet 16: Stone standing, reclining, and crawling Olmec figurines. Olmec small vessel, jadeite celts, mask. Maya jaina figurine. Inca tool. Illustrations of Potrero Nuevo Monuments 1, 2, and 3. Some dimensions and info given. 1963; 1967; 1970; 1985.
Sheet 17: One object date given. Las Bocas incised vessels, figurine. Olmec jadeite incised celt and anthropomorphic jaguar figurine. Maya anthropomorphic feline figurines. San Lorenzo Monument 10, colossal head. Tres Zapotes Stela C photo and illustration. Some dimensions and info given. 1963; 1970; 1985; 1991.
Sheet 18: Huimanquillo standing and seated figurines, incised and blank celts. Guerrero stone standing, reclining, and seated figurines. Seated stone figurine. Olmec map. Some dimensions and info given. 1963; 1967; 1971; 1985.
Sheet 19: Escuintla seated olmecoid figurine. Standing stone Olmecoid figurine. Colima ceramic figurines and figural vessel. Tlatilco incised vessel. Campeche stone mask. Some dimensions and info given. 1963; 1969; 1994.
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