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]