Garnet Pavatea

Garnet Pavatea (also known as Flower Girl)[1][2] (1915–1981) was a Hopi-Tewa potter.

Early life and education

She was born in Hano, near First Mesa, Arizona[1][3] to a Tewa mother and Hopi father.[3] Her father, Duwakaku (c.1865–1956), was a silversmith.[4][5]

Career

She began making pottery in the 1940s.[3] She worked with red clay, as well as black and red slip.[1] Her bowls often had triangular indentations around the rims.[1]

She often demonstrated her creative process for visitors at the Museum of Northern Arizona.[3][6][7] Her work is held at several museums worldwide, including the National Museum of the American Indian,[2] the University of Michigan Museum of Art,[8] the C.N. Gorman Museum,[9] and the Museum of the Red River.[10]

Personal life

She was married to Womak Pavatea, and had a daughter, Wilma Rose Pavatea, who also created pottery.[11]

References
  1. "Pavatea | The Marks Project". www.themarksproject.org. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  2. "Bowl | National Museum of the American Indian". americanindian.si.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  3. "Garnet Pavatea (1915-1981) Biography | Medicine Man Gallery". Medicinemangallery.com. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  4. Wright, Margaret Nickelson (2003). Hopi Silver: The History and Hallmarks of Hopi Silversmithing. UNM Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-8263-3382-7.
  5. Wright, Margaret Nickelson (2003). Hopi Silver: The History and Hallmarks of Hopi Silversmithing. UNM Press. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-8263-3382-7.
  6. "MNA'S HOPI FESTIVAL COMMEMORATES 75 YEARS". Museum of Northern Arizona. 2008-06-18. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  7. Bataille, Gretchen M.; Lisa, Laurie (2003-12-16). Native American Women: A Biographical Dictionary. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-95586-1.
  8. "Exchange: Bowl with red slip exterior". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  9. "C.N. Gorman Museum Collection". gormanmuseum.ucdavis.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  10. "SHERDS, January–March 2017" (PDF).
  11. "Garnet Pavatea". www.eyesofthepot.com. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
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