Masks, Figurines, Vessels, Incensarios, 1962-1997
File — Box: 29, Folder: 3
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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
- 1962-1997
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: Multiple slides taped on back. Teotihuacan. Polychrome tripod vessel, stone and ceramic masks, stone and ceramic figurines, incensarios/ incense burners. Most slides marked with dimensions. Several slides tagged with extended labels. Some dates too faint to read. 6/1970, 1/1987, 5/1994, 7/1994.
Sheet 2: One slide taped in back, and one slide taped in front. Teotihuacan. Thin orange ware tripod vessel, stone masks, stone and ceramic figurines, incensarios/ incense burners, metate, incised shell with Mayan glyphs. Most slides marked with dimensions. 6/1965, 5/1967, 4/1969, 1/1987, 9/1988, 9/1989, 10/1989, 10/1990.
Sheet 3: Teotihuacan. Photos of architecture and reliefs at Xochicalco, polychrome and incised tripod vessels, stone masks, stone figurines, incensarios/ incense burners. Several slides marked with dimensions. 5/1965, 12/1965, 3/1966, 4/1969, 7/1970, 2/1981, 9/1989, 4/1990, 1/1991.
Sheet 4: Teotihuacan. Stone and ceramic masks, stone and ceramic figurines, stone and stone inlay masks. Several slides marked with dimensions. 2/1990, 11/1990, 11/1992, 7/1995.
Sheet 5: Stone and ceramic masks, stone and ceramic figurines, stone and stone inlay masks, articulated ceramic figurine, mural replica. Several slides marked with dimensions. 10/1963, 2/1964, 9/1966, 9/1969, 2/1984, 12/1991, 11/1992, 5/1996, 12/1997.
Sheet 6: Teotihuacan. Polychrome tripod vessel, incensarios/ incense burners, stone figurines, stone and inlaid stone masks. A few slides marked with dimension. 6/1966, 11/1969, 6/2989, 12/1990, 11/1992, 6/1993.
Sheet 7: One slide taped in back. Teotihuacan. Incised tripod vessels, incensarios/ incense burners, stone masks and figurines, articulated ceramic figurine, murals at Teotihuacan site and replicas. Two slides marked with dimensions. 6/1965, 4/1969, 12/1990.
Sheet 8: One slide taped in back. Photos of Teotihuacan murals and reliefs, polychrome vessel. One slide tagged with extended label. 7/1964, 9/1964, 6/1965, 4/1969, 9/1976, 9/1982.
Sheet 9: One slide taped in back. Teotihuacan. Stone masks, replicas of Teotihuacan murals. Several slides numbered for lecture order. 11/1962, 10/1963, 7/1964, 6/1965, 4/1969, 5/1970, 6/1972.
Sheet 10: Two slides taped in back. Teotihuacan. Stone masks. Several slides marked with dimensions. Several slides numbered for lecture order. 9/1964, 6/1965, 9/1967, 7/1968, 2/1981.
Sheet 11: One slide taped in front. Teotihuacan. Stone and ceramic masks. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides numbered for lecture order. 11/1962, 10/1963, 6/1965, 9/1966, 8/1967, 10/1967, 7/1968, 8/1968, 11/1969, 2/1981.
Sheet 12: Teotihuacan. Stone masks and figurines: human and feline. A few slides marked with measurements. A few slides numbered for lecture order. 8/1963, 6/1965, 9/1966, 8/1967, 9/1967, 2/1981, 2/1984.
Sheet 13: Teotihuacan. Stone figurines: human and feline. Several slides marked with dimensions. A few slides numbered for lecture order. 12/1963, 6/1965, 9/1967, 7/1968, 8/1968, 2/1981.
Sheet 14: Teotihuacan. Stone relief carvings, sculptures, and figurines, polychrome mural fragment. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides numbered for lecture order. 10/1963, 12/1963, 7/1964, 6/1965, 9/1966, 7/1968, 8/1968, 4/1969, 9/1969, 12/1969, 11/1970.
Sheet 15: Teotihuacan. Stone figurine. Marked with dimensions. 1969.
Sheet 2: One slide taped in back, and one slide taped in front. Teotihuacan. Thin orange ware tripod vessel, stone masks, stone and ceramic figurines, incensarios/ incense burners, metate, incised shell with Mayan glyphs. Most slides marked with dimensions. 6/1965, 5/1967, 4/1969, 1/1987, 9/1988, 9/1989, 10/1989, 10/1990.
Sheet 3: Teotihuacan. Photos of architecture and reliefs at Xochicalco, polychrome and incised tripod vessels, stone masks, stone figurines, incensarios/ incense burners. Several slides marked with dimensions. 5/1965, 12/1965, 3/1966, 4/1969, 7/1970, 2/1981, 9/1989, 4/1990, 1/1991.
Sheet 4: Teotihuacan. Stone and ceramic masks, stone and ceramic figurines, stone and stone inlay masks. Several slides marked with dimensions. 2/1990, 11/1990, 11/1992, 7/1995.
Sheet 5: Stone and ceramic masks, stone and ceramic figurines, stone and stone inlay masks, articulated ceramic figurine, mural replica. Several slides marked with dimensions. 10/1963, 2/1964, 9/1966, 9/1969, 2/1984, 12/1991, 11/1992, 5/1996, 12/1997.
Sheet 6: Teotihuacan. Polychrome tripod vessel, incensarios/ incense burners, stone figurines, stone and inlaid stone masks. A few slides marked with dimension. 6/1966, 11/1969, 6/2989, 12/1990, 11/1992, 6/1993.
Sheet 7: One slide taped in back. Teotihuacan. Incised tripod vessels, incensarios/ incense burners, stone masks and figurines, articulated ceramic figurine, murals at Teotihuacan site and replicas. Two slides marked with dimensions. 6/1965, 4/1969, 12/1990.
Sheet 8: One slide taped in back. Photos of Teotihuacan murals and reliefs, polychrome vessel. One slide tagged with extended label. 7/1964, 9/1964, 6/1965, 4/1969, 9/1976, 9/1982.
Sheet 9: One slide taped in back. Teotihuacan. Stone masks, replicas of Teotihuacan murals. Several slides numbered for lecture order. 11/1962, 10/1963, 7/1964, 6/1965, 4/1969, 5/1970, 6/1972.
Sheet 10: Two slides taped in back. Teotihuacan. Stone masks. Several slides marked with dimensions. Several slides numbered for lecture order. 9/1964, 6/1965, 9/1967, 7/1968, 2/1981.
Sheet 11: One slide taped in front. Teotihuacan. Stone and ceramic masks. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides numbered for lecture order. 11/1962, 10/1963, 6/1965, 9/1966, 8/1967, 10/1967, 7/1968, 8/1968, 11/1969, 2/1981.
Sheet 12: Teotihuacan. Stone masks and figurines: human and feline. A few slides marked with measurements. A few slides numbered for lecture order. 8/1963, 6/1965, 9/1966, 8/1967, 9/1967, 2/1981, 2/1984.
Sheet 13: Teotihuacan. Stone figurines: human and feline. Several slides marked with dimensions. A few slides numbered for lecture order. 12/1963, 6/1965, 9/1967, 7/1968, 8/1968, 2/1981.
Sheet 14: Teotihuacan. Stone relief carvings, sculptures, and figurines, polychrome mural fragment. A few slides marked with dimensions. A few slides numbered for lecture order. 10/1963, 12/1963, 7/1964, 6/1965, 9/1966, 7/1968, 8/1968, 4/1969, 9/1969, 12/1969, 11/1970.
Sheet 15: Teotihuacan. Stone figurine. Marked with dimensions. 1969.
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