Garnet Pavatea (also known as Flower Girl) (1915–1981) was a Hopi-Tewa potter.
Early life and education
She was born in Hano, near First Mesa, Arizona to a Tewa mother and Hopi father. Her father, Duwakaku (c. 1865–1956), was a silversmith.
Career
She began making pottery in the 1940s. She worked with red clay, as well as black and red slip. Her bowls often had triangular indentations around the rims.
She often demonstrated her creative process for visitors at the Museum of Northern Arizona. Her work is held at several museums worldwide, including the National Museum of the American Indian, the University of Michigan Museum of Art, the C.N. Gorman Museum, and the Museum of the Red River.
Personal life
She was married to Womak Pavatea, and had a daughter, Wilma Rose Pavatea, who also created pottery.
References
- ^ "Pavatea | The Marks Project". www.themarksproject.org. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- ^ "Bowl | National Museum of the American Indian". americanindian.si.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- ^ "Garnet Pavatea (1915–1981) Biography | Medicine Man Gallery". Medicinemangallery.com. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- Wright, Margaret Nickelson (2003). Hopi Silver: The History and Hallmarks of Hopi Silversmithing. UNM Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-8263-3382-7.
- Wright, Margaret Nickelson (2003). Hopi Silver: The History and Hallmarks of Hopi Silversmithing. UNM Press. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-8263-3382-7.
- "MNA's Hopi Festival Commemorates 75 Years". Museum of Northern Arizona. 2008-06-18. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- Bataille, Gretchen M.; Lisa, Laurie (2003). Native American Women: A Biographical Dictionary. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-95586-1.
- "Exchange: Bowl with red slip exterior". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- "C.N. Gorman Museum Collection". gormanmuseum.ucdavis.edu. Archived from the original on 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- "Sherds, January–March 2017" (PDF).
- "Garnet Pavatea". www.eyesofthepot.com. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- Hopi-Tewa potters
- 20th-century Native American women
- 20th-century Native American artists
- Native American women potters
- Native American potters
- American potters
- American women potters
- Ceramists from Arizona
- People from Navajo County, Arizona
- 20th-century American women artists
- 20th-century American ceramists
- 1915 births
- 1981 deaths
- Native American people from Arizona