{"product_id":"mohave-effigy-frog-pottery-by-elmer-gates","title":"Mohave Effigy Frog Pottery By Elmer Gates","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--StartFragment --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eca. 1972\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e4.25\" H x 4.5\" L x 4.25\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eRedware Clay Frog with Open Slit for a mouth and Painted Red Geometric Designs Signed E. Gates on Bottom \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eExcellent Condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eElmer Gates (1929\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003e–1990) was a renowned Mojave (also spelled Mohave) potter from the Fort Mojave Indian Reservation in Poston, Arizona. Traditionally, Mojave pottery was a women's craft, but Gates was a notable exception—a man who learned the techniques from his aunt and became one of the tribe's most innovative artists. He studied various Southwestern pottery styles, experimented with shapes, motifs, and firing methods, and elevated Mojave ceramics from utilitarian, primitive wares to refined, collectible art forms. His work is featured in museums like the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico and galleries such as the Adobe Gallery in Santa Fe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003e\u003c!--StartFragment --\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eProvenance:  From the Len and Toni Wood Private Collection, Laguna Beach, California\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--EndFragment --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c!--EndFragment --\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--EndFragment --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique American Indian Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45978444038309,"sku":"5231-295","price":795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/6071\/5685\/files\/5231-295_5.jpg?v=1760638718","url":"https:\/\/antiqueamericanindianart.com\/products\/mohave-effigy-frog-pottery-by-elmer-gates","provider":"Antique American Indian Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}