Garnet Pavatea (also known as Flower Girl) [1] [2] (1915–1981) was a Hopi-Tewa potter.
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]
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]
She was married to Womak Pavatea, and had a daughter, Wilma Rose Pavatea, who also created pottery. [11]
Garnet Pavatea (also known as Flower Girl) [1] [2] (1915–1981) was a Hopi-Tewa potter.
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]
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]
She was married to Womak Pavatea, and had a daughter, Wilma Rose Pavatea, who also created pottery. [11]