Pavatea, Garnet – Red Courrugated Jar with Fluted Rim

5"w x 5.25"h

$ 575.00

Garnet Pavatea is one of the great names in Hopi-Tewa pottery.  She created traditional Hopi pottery, but was also well known for her corrugated pieces.  This jar is an exceptional example of her corrugated style. The jar has a fluted rim and about 3/4 of the surface is fully corrugated.  There’s a great story about how she created the triangular style of corrugation on her pottery.  She used a key style can opener with the triangular end, which she would impress into the clay to create the design. The idea of the corrugation on the surface comes from pre-historic pottery which was corrugated or created leaving the coils exposed.  One explanation of why they were made this was is that they heated up faster when used for cooking. This jar is made from the red Hopi clay and it is fully polished.  It is signed on the bottom and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.