Micmac, Kuba, Teotihuacan, Jivaro, Colima, Sinu, Quimbaya, Atacama, Nazca, Maya, Seri, Goldi, Chuchki, 1969-2002
File — Box: 28, Folder: 1
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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
- 1969-2002
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: Illustrations of Northeastern Native Americans. Undated.
Sheet 2: Two slides taped in back. Micmac: beaded saddle blanket, box, quilled box, quilled seat back. Abenaki bark box. Delaware beaded bandolier bag. Eastern Woodlands bark box, beaded leggings. Wooden staff. Huron beaded mittens. Penobscot carved hand. Painted container. Mask. Some from William E. Channing collection. Several slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. 12/1979, 1/1980, 10/1980, 2/1981, 4/1981, 11/1981, 1/1982, 2/1982, 10/1982, 11/1982.
Sheet 3: African Kuba textiles. 6/1997, 9/1997.
Sheet 4: African Kuba textiles. 6/1997.
Sheet 5: Ten slides taped in back. Photo of Yanomami man, Tuva shaman, Jivaro people, and other unlabeled indigenous. Colima ceramic figurine. Animal claw glove. Kuba textile. A few slides marked with descriptions. 8/1990, 10/1990, 11/1993, 6/1997.
Sheet 6: One slide taped in back. Ivory articulated figurine with face in stomach (likely arctic). Arctic masks, figurine. NW Coast rattles. Teotihuacan ceramic articulated figurine. One slide marked with dimensions. 2/1982, 2/1990, 3/1990, 9/1997, 7/2001.
Sheet 7: Teotihuacan host figurine. Ivory articulated figurine with face in stomach (likely arctic). Kuba textile. Arctic print. Tungus shaman illustration. Hide dress. Duck vessel. One slide marked with description. 5/1983, 7/2001.
Sheet 8: Five slides taped in back. Colima standing figural vessel Colima and Nayarit figurines, West Mexican head vessel, ceramic seat. Mexican stone staff. Goldi hide shaman's costume and apron. Tuva headdresses and photo of Tuva man. Chukchi ivory guardians. Illustration of turkey by J. Audubon. Kuba textile. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. 7/1969, 9/1984, 6/1989, 5/1995, 11/1996, 6/1997.
Sheet 9: One slide taped on front bottom edge. Two slides taped in back. Kuba textiles. Sinu and Quimbaya Darien pendants. Maya enema figurine and enema vase detail. Colima snuffing figurine. Colima shark and peyote figurine. Nazca figural vessel. Chavin incised figural vessel. Atacama snuff tablet. Illustration of turkey. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. 9/1970, 2/1980, 1/1983, 3/1990, 4/1990, 11/1993, 6/1997, 4/1999.
Sheet 10: Photos of animals: Xoloixcuintli, iguanas, rattlesnakes, gila monsters, musk oxen, raccoons. Kuba textile. 6/1970, 6/1997.
Sheet 11: European architectural photos. 9/1996.
Sheet 12: Kuba textiles. Navajo basket. African figurines. Mask. 6/1997, 6/2002.
Sheet 13: Hide shirt, leggings, and drum. Kongo ivory figurine. Stone figurine. Djenne copper or bronze. Hemba/Luba rattle. Kuba textiles. A few slides marked with dimensions. 5/1997, 6/1997, 8/2002.
Sheet 14: One slide has a brown stain/accretion. One slide taped in back. One slide discolored (blue). Colima figural vessels: shark, dogs in masks, warrior, captive. Goldi shaman hide shirt. Photo of harpy eagle. Seri shaman's crown, costumes, blue painted object. Several slides marked with dimensions. One slide marked with description. 8/1965, 12/1967, 9/1970, 5/1973, 5/1983, 8/1990, 3/1994, 10/1994, 8/1997, 9/1997.
Sheet 15: One slide taped on bottom edge. Dates illegible. Hide shirt, leggings, and drum. Chuchki doll. Hide mask. One slide marked with dimensions. 1985.
Sheet 2: Two slides taped in back. Micmac: beaded saddle blanket, box, quilled box, quilled seat back. Abenaki bark box. Delaware beaded bandolier bag. Eastern Woodlands bark box, beaded leggings. Wooden staff. Huron beaded mittens. Penobscot carved hand. Painted container. Mask. Some from William E. Channing collection. Several slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. 12/1979, 1/1980, 10/1980, 2/1981, 4/1981, 11/1981, 1/1982, 2/1982, 10/1982, 11/1982.
Sheet 3: African Kuba textiles. 6/1997, 9/1997.
Sheet 4: African Kuba textiles. 6/1997.
Sheet 5: Ten slides taped in back. Photo of Yanomami man, Tuva shaman, Jivaro people, and other unlabeled indigenous. Colima ceramic figurine. Animal claw glove. Kuba textile. A few slides marked with descriptions. 8/1990, 10/1990, 11/1993, 6/1997.
Sheet 6: One slide taped in back. Ivory articulated figurine with face in stomach (likely arctic). Arctic masks, figurine. NW Coast rattles. Teotihuacan ceramic articulated figurine. One slide marked with dimensions. 2/1982, 2/1990, 3/1990, 9/1997, 7/2001.
Sheet 7: Teotihuacan host figurine. Ivory articulated figurine with face in stomach (likely arctic). Kuba textile. Arctic print. Tungus shaman illustration. Hide dress. Duck vessel. One slide marked with description. 5/1983, 7/2001.
Sheet 8: Five slides taped in back. Colima standing figural vessel Colima and Nayarit figurines, West Mexican head vessel, ceramic seat. Mexican stone staff. Goldi hide shaman's costume and apron. Tuva headdresses and photo of Tuva man. Chukchi ivory guardians. Illustration of turkey by J. Audubon. Kuba textile. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. 7/1969, 9/1984, 6/1989, 5/1995, 11/1996, 6/1997.
Sheet 9: One slide taped on front bottom edge. Two slides taped in back. Kuba textiles. Sinu and Quimbaya Darien pendants. Maya enema figurine and enema vase detail. Colima snuffing figurine. Colima shark and peyote figurine. Nazca figural vessel. Chavin incised figural vessel. Atacama snuff tablet. Illustration of turkey. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. 9/1970, 2/1980, 1/1983, 3/1990, 4/1990, 11/1993, 6/1997, 4/1999.
Sheet 10: Photos of animals: Xoloixcuintli, iguanas, rattlesnakes, gila monsters, musk oxen, raccoons. Kuba textile. 6/1970, 6/1997.
Sheet 11: European architectural photos. 9/1996.
Sheet 12: Kuba textiles. Navajo basket. African figurines. Mask. 6/1997, 6/2002.
Sheet 13: Hide shirt, leggings, and drum. Kongo ivory figurine. Stone figurine. Djenne copper or bronze. Hemba/Luba rattle. Kuba textiles. A few slides marked with dimensions. 5/1997, 6/1997, 8/2002.
Sheet 14: One slide has a brown stain/accretion. One slide taped in back. One slide discolored (blue). Colima figural vessels: shark, dogs in masks, warrior, captive. Goldi shaman hide shirt. Photo of harpy eagle. Seri shaman's crown, costumes, blue painted object. Several slides marked with dimensions. One slide marked with description. 8/1965, 12/1967, 9/1970, 5/1973, 5/1983, 8/1990, 3/1994, 10/1994, 8/1997, 9/1997.
Sheet 15: One slide taped on bottom edge. Dates illegible. Hide shirt, leggings, and drum. Chuchki doll. Hide mask. One slide marked with dimensions. 1985.
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