Sinú, Tairona, Quimbaya, Nariño, Calima, Chibcha, Musica, Veraguas, Gran Coclé, Jama-Coaque, Tolita-Tumaco, Tolima, Chorrera, 1963-2007
File — Box: 24, Folder: 1-2
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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
- 1963-2007
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: Panamanian wood carvings with colorants. Undated.
Sheet 2: Panamanian wood carvings with colorants. Undated.
Sheet 3: Panamanian molas, Cuna culture. Dimensions of some objects given. Undated.
Sheet 4: Panama molas, Cuna culture. Some dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 5: Ceramic figurines, incense burner, and vessels. Nicoya and Guanacaste Cultures. Darien pendant, Costa Rica. Some dimensions given. 1963, 1968, 10/1990, 1993, 7/1994.
Sheet 6: Gran Coclé culture metal plaques, pendants, and figurines. Emmerich and David Stuart gallery collections. Some dimensions given. 1963; 1964; 2/1969; 1970; 1971; 1975; 1987 4/1975; 11/1987; 11/1990; 5/1993; 1994; 12/2007.
Sheet 7: Veraguas and Gran Coclé cultures. Ceramic polychrome pedestal plates and jars. Some dimensions given. 1963; 8/1964; 1990; 1994; 2/1995.
Sheet 8: Veraguas and Gran Coclé cultures. Ceramic polychrome pedestal plates and jars. Some dimensions given. 1990; 10/1992; 1993; 1994; 1996.
Sheet 9: Jadeite and stone figurines. Metate. Some dimensions given. 5/1967; 10/1992; 1993.
Sheet 10: Jadeite and other stone figurines and flute. Some dimensions given. "Costa Rica, Nicoya" slide from Dumbarton Oaks collection. 1993; 1995; 2/1997.
Sheet 11: Stone figurines, metates, and trophy heads. Some dimensions given. 1989; 199; 5/1993; 5/1994; 11/1995; 1996.
Sheet 12: Guanacaste ceramic vessels, snuff tray, stone pipes and staff toppers. Most dimensions given. 1980; 9/1993; 7/1995; 2/1997
Sheet 13: Chimu metal vessel. Veraguas and Gran Coclé cultures: Darien pendants, pedestal plate. Some dimensions given. 6/1964; 6/1967; 9/1968; 10/1992; 9/1993; 1994;
Sheet 14: Zenú or Sinú, Tairona, Quimbaya, Nariño, Calima, Chibcha or Musica cultures. Darien pendants, necklace, earrings, nose rings. Tumbaga. Slides numbered. Undated.
Sheet 15: Chibcha or Musica, metal Naymlap raft. Zenú or Sinú, Tairona, Quimbaya , Calima, Tolima. Nose rings, earrings, necklace. All metal. 1963; 1964; 1982.
Sheet 16: Panama/Colombia slide cracked. Gran Coclé, Veraguas cultures, Earspools, darien pendants, pectoral disks, feline and human figurines. Tumbaga. Unlabeled slide from Dumbarton Oaks Collection. 1963; 1964; 8/1968; 1968; 1989; 1993; 1994.
Sheet 17: Gran Coclé, Veraguas cultures, Earspools, darien pendants, pectoral disks, arm bands, feline and human figurines all metal. Metal and spondylus shell necklace. Tumbaga. Some dimensions given. Some slides labeled. 1963; 1964; 1/1998.
Sheet 18: Tairona, Quimbaya, Nariño, Zenú or Sinú cultures. Ceramic vessels and figurines, darien pendants, diadem, earspools. Some dimensions given. 2/1972; 11/1995; 5/1996.
Sheet 19: 1 slide from Museo de Oro, Colombia and 1 slide from Museo de Oro, Bogota. Zenú or Sinú, Calima, Tolima, Quimbaya, Musica, Tairona cultures. Flute, Beaded carnelian and metal necklace, nose rings, darien pendants, earrings. Tumbaga. Some dimensions given. 5/1964; 10/1969.
Sheet 20: Zenú or Sinú, Tolima, Quimbaya, Tairona, Calima. Ceramic figurine and vessel. Metal arm bands nose rings, darien pendants, earrings. Tumbaga. Some dimensions given. Some slides numbered. 1964; 11/1965.
Sheet 21: 2 slides from Museo de Oro, Bogota. Chibcha or Musica, Tolima, Veraguas, Zenú or Sinú, Tairona, Quimbaya, Cauca cultures. Tierrodentro site metal mask. Naymlap raft and figures, diadems, staff toppers, Darien pendants, necklace, nose rings. Some dimensions given. 1964; 3/1966; 8/1982.
Sheet 22: Musica, Tolima, Veraguas, Zenú or Sinú, Tairona, Calima, Nariño cultures. Darien pendants, staff toppers, nose rings, earrings, ear spools. Tumbaga. Some dimensions given. 12/1970; 2/1972; 4/1993.
Sheet 23: 2 slides from Museo de Oro, Bogota. Zenú or Sinú, Quimbaya, Tolima, Chibcha or Musica, Calima cultures. Stone and metal necklace, Darien pendants, pectorals, ceramic figurine, nose ring. Tumbaga. Some dimensions given. 1963; 1964; 1965; 1985; 3/1966; 1993.
Sheet 24: 1 slide from Museo de Oro, Bogota. Chibcha or Musica, Tairona, Calima, Zenú or Sinú, Quimbaya cultures. Darien pendants, ear spools, nose rings, rattle, arm bands. All metal. Some dimensions given. 1963; 1964; 3/1988; 10/1992; 9/1993.
Sheet 25: Chibcha or Musica, Nariño, Tairona, Calima cultures. Lime dippers, Lime containers, stone and metal necklace, earrings, Darien pendants, diadems, staff toppers. Tumbaga. Some dimensions and extra info given. 12/1969; 2/1970; 11/1971; 6/1993.
Sheet 26: Chibcha or Musica, Tairona, Calima, Tolima, Quimbaya cultures. Darien pendants, staff toppers bells, flutes, lime dippers, inlaid metal pectoral. undated Slides numbered. Undated.
Sheet 27: Several slides from "MN Bogota." Quimbaya, Tairona, Magdalena, Jama-Coaque. Chorrera cultures. Ceramic sellos, ceramic figurines attached to vessels and freestanding, ceramic whistles. Some dimensions and extra info given. 8/1963; 3/1965; 3/1990; 11/1995; 5/1996; 1998.
Sheet 28: Zenú or Sinú, Jama-Coaque, Tairona, Nariño or Kogi cultures. Ceramic figurines and vessels, one stone "laminator for gold." Some dimensions and extra info given. 8/1963; 1990; 11/1995.
Sheet 29: Nariño, Jama-Coaque, Chorrera, La Tolita, Tumaco or Tolita-Tumaco, Calima, Quimbaya cultures. Ceramic figurines and one metal diadem or pectoral. Dimensions of some objects given. 3/1990; 11/1995; 5/1996.
Sheet 30: Nariño or Kogi, Jama-Coaque, Chorrera, Calima, Tairona cultures. Ceramic vessels, figurines, and whistles. Dimensions of objects given. 1990; 11/1995; 1996.
Sheet 31: Tairona and Calima cultures. Stone staff toppers, ceramic vessels and figurines. Dimensions of objects given. 9/1993; 1994.
Sheet 32: San Augustin, Zenú or Sinú, Tairona, Tolita-Tumaco, Magdalena cultures. Clay figurines and whistles. Dimensions of objects given. 11/1995; 5/1996.
Sheet 2: Panamanian wood carvings with colorants. Undated.
Sheet 3: Panamanian molas, Cuna culture. Dimensions of some objects given. Undated.
Sheet 4: Panama molas, Cuna culture. Some dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 5: Ceramic figurines, incense burner, and vessels. Nicoya and Guanacaste Cultures. Darien pendant, Costa Rica. Some dimensions given. 1963, 1968, 10/1990, 1993, 7/1994.
Sheet 6: Gran Coclé culture metal plaques, pendants, and figurines. Emmerich and David Stuart gallery collections. Some dimensions given. 1963; 1964; 2/1969; 1970; 1971; 1975; 1987 4/1975; 11/1987; 11/1990; 5/1993; 1994; 12/2007.
Sheet 7: Veraguas and Gran Coclé cultures. Ceramic polychrome pedestal plates and jars. Some dimensions given. 1963; 8/1964; 1990; 1994; 2/1995.
Sheet 8: Veraguas and Gran Coclé cultures. Ceramic polychrome pedestal plates and jars. Some dimensions given. 1990; 10/1992; 1993; 1994; 1996.
Sheet 9: Jadeite and stone figurines. Metate. Some dimensions given. 5/1967; 10/1992; 1993.
Sheet 10: Jadeite and other stone figurines and flute. Some dimensions given. "Costa Rica, Nicoya" slide from Dumbarton Oaks collection. 1993; 1995; 2/1997.
Sheet 11: Stone figurines, metates, and trophy heads. Some dimensions given. 1989; 199; 5/1993; 5/1994; 11/1995; 1996.
Sheet 12: Guanacaste ceramic vessels, snuff tray, stone pipes and staff toppers. Most dimensions given. 1980; 9/1993; 7/1995; 2/1997
Sheet 13: Chimu metal vessel. Veraguas and Gran Coclé cultures: Darien pendants, pedestal plate. Some dimensions given. 6/1964; 6/1967; 9/1968; 10/1992; 9/1993; 1994;
Sheet 14: Zenú or Sinú, Tairona, Quimbaya, Nariño, Calima, Chibcha or Musica cultures. Darien pendants, necklace, earrings, nose rings. Tumbaga. Slides numbered. Undated.
Sheet 15: Chibcha or Musica, metal Naymlap raft. Zenú or Sinú, Tairona, Quimbaya , Calima, Tolima. Nose rings, earrings, necklace. All metal. 1963; 1964; 1982.
Sheet 16: Panama/Colombia slide cracked. Gran Coclé, Veraguas cultures, Earspools, darien pendants, pectoral disks, feline and human figurines. Tumbaga. Unlabeled slide from Dumbarton Oaks Collection. 1963; 1964; 8/1968; 1968; 1989; 1993; 1994.
Sheet 17: Gran Coclé, Veraguas cultures, Earspools, darien pendants, pectoral disks, arm bands, feline and human figurines all metal. Metal and spondylus shell necklace. Tumbaga. Some dimensions given. Some slides labeled. 1963; 1964; 1/1998.
Sheet 18: Tairona, Quimbaya, Nariño, Zenú or Sinú cultures. Ceramic vessels and figurines, darien pendants, diadem, earspools. Some dimensions given. 2/1972; 11/1995; 5/1996.
Sheet 19: 1 slide from Museo de Oro, Colombia and 1 slide from Museo de Oro, Bogota. Zenú or Sinú, Calima, Tolima, Quimbaya, Musica, Tairona cultures. Flute, Beaded carnelian and metal necklace, nose rings, darien pendants, earrings. Tumbaga. Some dimensions given. 5/1964; 10/1969.
Sheet 20: Zenú or Sinú, Tolima, Quimbaya, Tairona, Calima. Ceramic figurine and vessel. Metal arm bands nose rings, darien pendants, earrings. Tumbaga. Some dimensions given. Some slides numbered. 1964; 11/1965.
Sheet 21: 2 slides from Museo de Oro, Bogota. Chibcha or Musica, Tolima, Veraguas, Zenú or Sinú, Tairona, Quimbaya, Cauca cultures. Tierrodentro site metal mask. Naymlap raft and figures, diadems, staff toppers, Darien pendants, necklace, nose rings. Some dimensions given. 1964; 3/1966; 8/1982.
Sheet 22: Musica, Tolima, Veraguas, Zenú or Sinú, Tairona, Calima, Nariño cultures. Darien pendants, staff toppers, nose rings, earrings, ear spools. Tumbaga. Some dimensions given. 12/1970; 2/1972; 4/1993.
Sheet 23: 2 slides from Museo de Oro, Bogota. Zenú or Sinú, Quimbaya, Tolima, Chibcha or Musica, Calima cultures. Stone and metal necklace, Darien pendants, pectorals, ceramic figurine, nose ring. Tumbaga. Some dimensions given. 1963; 1964; 1965; 1985; 3/1966; 1993.
Sheet 24: 1 slide from Museo de Oro, Bogota. Chibcha or Musica, Tairona, Calima, Zenú or Sinú, Quimbaya cultures. Darien pendants, ear spools, nose rings, rattle, arm bands. All metal. Some dimensions given. 1963; 1964; 3/1988; 10/1992; 9/1993.
Sheet 25: Chibcha or Musica, Nariño, Tairona, Calima cultures. Lime dippers, Lime containers, stone and metal necklace, earrings, Darien pendants, diadems, staff toppers. Tumbaga. Some dimensions and extra info given. 12/1969; 2/1970; 11/1971; 6/1993.
Sheet 26: Chibcha or Musica, Tairona, Calima, Tolima, Quimbaya cultures. Darien pendants, staff toppers bells, flutes, lime dippers, inlaid metal pectoral. undated Slides numbered. Undated.
Sheet 27: Several slides from "MN Bogota." Quimbaya, Tairona, Magdalena, Jama-Coaque. Chorrera cultures. Ceramic sellos, ceramic figurines attached to vessels and freestanding, ceramic whistles. Some dimensions and extra info given. 8/1963; 3/1965; 3/1990; 11/1995; 5/1996; 1998.
Sheet 28: Zenú or Sinú, Jama-Coaque, Tairona, Nariño or Kogi cultures. Ceramic figurines and vessels, one stone "laminator for gold." Some dimensions and extra info given. 8/1963; 1990; 11/1995.
Sheet 29: Nariño, Jama-Coaque, Chorrera, La Tolita, Tumaco or Tolita-Tumaco, Calima, Quimbaya cultures. Ceramic figurines and one metal diadem or pectoral. Dimensions of some objects given. 3/1990; 11/1995; 5/1996.
Sheet 30: Nariño or Kogi, Jama-Coaque, Chorrera, Calima, Tairona cultures. Ceramic vessels, figurines, and whistles. Dimensions of objects given. 1990; 11/1995; 1996.
Sheet 31: Tairona and Calima cultures. Stone staff toppers, ceramic vessels and figurines. Dimensions of objects given. 9/1993; 1994.
Sheet 32: San Augustin, Zenú or Sinú, Tairona, Tolita-Tumaco, Magdalena cultures. Clay figurines and whistles. Dimensions of objects given. 11/1995; 5/1996.
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