Garnet Pavatea
Garnet Pavatea (also known as Flower Girl)[1][2] (1915–1981) was a Hopi-Tewa potter.
Early life and education[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
She was married to Womak Pavatea, and had a daughter, Wilma Rose Pavatea, who also created pottery.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Pavatea | The Marks Project". www.themarksproject.org. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- ^ a b "Bowl | National Museum of the American Indian". americanindian.si.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- ^ a b c d "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. 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