Pavatea, Garnet – Red Courrugated Water Jar (1970’s)
$ 900.00
Garnet Pavatea is one of the great names in Hopi-Tewa pottery. She created traditional Hopi pottery but was most famous for her corrugated pieces. This water jar is a classic example of her corrugated style. The jar has triangular corrugation around the shoulder and the neck. The upper neck and base are fully polished. There are eight rows of corrugation. 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 a 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 way is that they heated up faster when used for cooking. This bowl was made from red Hopi clay, which gives it a distinctive color. Amazingly, it is also fully polished inside to the base! It is signed on the bottom “Garnet Pavatea” and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair. I tried to get a good view the signature as well, you can see the original “38.00” price on the bottom!
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Garnet Pavatea is one of the great names in Hopi-Tewa pottery. She created traditional Hopi pottery but was most famous for her corrugated pieces. This water jar is a classic example of her corrugated style. The jar has triangular corrugation around the shoulder and the neck. The upper neck and base are fully polished. There are eight rows of corrugation. 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 a 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 way is that they heated up faster when used for cooking. This bowl was made from red Hopi clay, which gives it a distinctive color. Amazingly, it is also fully polished inside to the base! It is signed on the bottom “Garnet Pavatea” and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.
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Pavatea, Garnet (1915-1981)
Garnet Pavatea began making pottery in the 1940s. Her sister, Myrtle Young was also well known for making pottery, as well as her niece, Kathleen Dewakuku. At Hopi, there are two kinds of clay. One fires red and the other fires out tan or orangish in color. Garnet was one of the few potters who excelled working with the red clay. Even today, few potters use red, as it is more difficult to polish and fire and have it come out with a consistent coloration. Her pottery is signed, "Garnet Pavatea". Garnet's work can be found in numerous books and in various museums around the country, including the Heard Museum and the Museum of Northern Arizona.