Vessels, Textiles, Basketry, Metalwork, 1963-1997
File — Box: 26, Folder: 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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
- 1963-1997
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: Moche, Nazca. Huari/ Wari, Chimu, Recuay, Chancay. Ceramic figural vessels, stirrup spout vessels, Painted textile, woven textile, feather work textile. All slides marked with dimensions. Undated.
Sheet 2: One slide broken on bottom of frame. Moche, Paracas. Ceramic figural vessels, stirrup spout vessels, incised stone bowl. Most slides marked with dimensions. Undated.
Sheet 3: Moche, Paracas, Lambayeque. Ceramic figural vessels, stirrup spout vessels, incised stone bowl. Most slides marked with dimensions. Undated.
Sheet 4: Moche, Inca, Tiwanaku, Sipan, Chancay Lambayeque. Ceramic figural forms, stirrup spout vessels, baskets. Most slides marked with dimensions. 11/1995.
Sheet 5: Chancay wooden figurines, Moche fine line painted stirrup spout vessels. Most slides marked with dimensions. A few slides numbered for lecture order. Most slides marked "UCLA." Undated.
Sheet 6: Moche figural and portrait vessels, stirrup spout vessels, mountain sacrifice motif. All slides marked with dimensions. All slides marked "UCLA." Undated.
Sheet 7: Moche figural, fine line painted, and portrait vessels. Deer hunters and moon creature motifs. Undated.
Sheet 8: Moche figural, fine line painted, and portrait vessels, ceramic molds. Undated.
Sheet 9: Moche figural, fine line painted, and portrait vessels, whistling vessels, Sipan metal feline head. All slides marked with dimensions. Most slides marked "UCLA." 1995.
Sheet 10: Sipan metal figure, Moche metal mask, Chavinoid vessel, unlabeled basket. Most slides marked with dimensions. 8/1963, 11/1995, 6/1997.
Sheet 2: One slide broken on bottom of frame. Moche, Paracas. Ceramic figural vessels, stirrup spout vessels, incised stone bowl. Most slides marked with dimensions. Undated.
Sheet 3: Moche, Paracas, Lambayeque. Ceramic figural vessels, stirrup spout vessels, incised stone bowl. Most slides marked with dimensions. Undated.
Sheet 4: Moche, Inca, Tiwanaku, Sipan, Chancay Lambayeque. Ceramic figural forms, stirrup spout vessels, baskets. Most slides marked with dimensions. 11/1995.
Sheet 5: Chancay wooden figurines, Moche fine line painted stirrup spout vessels. Most slides marked with dimensions. A few slides numbered for lecture order. Most slides marked "UCLA." Undated.
Sheet 6: Moche figural and portrait vessels, stirrup spout vessels, mountain sacrifice motif. All slides marked with dimensions. All slides marked "UCLA." Undated.
Sheet 7: Moche figural, fine line painted, and portrait vessels. Deer hunters and moon creature motifs. Undated.
Sheet 8: Moche figural, fine line painted, and portrait vessels, ceramic molds. Undated.
Sheet 9: Moche figural, fine line painted, and portrait vessels, whistling vessels, Sipan metal feline head. All slides marked with dimensions. Most slides marked "UCLA." 1995.
Sheet 10: Sipan metal figure, Moche metal mask, Chavinoid vessel, unlabeled basket. Most slides marked with dimensions. 8/1963, 11/1995, 6/1997.
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
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