Hand-Painted Ashtray / Trinket Dish, R. Laner UTE Mountain Ute Tribe Pottery

Hand-Painted Ashtray / Trinket Dish, R. Laner UTE Mountain Ute Tribe Pottery Native American 11" x 2.25" Hand Painted - Gloss finish Good Vintage Condition see images ***There are a few "flea bites" Pictured but not obvious for a 50 YO Piece of Pottery*** ABOUT: Weenuche Band of Ute Nation Ute Mountain Ute Reservation is a Sovereign Nation Towaoc, Colorado R. Laner is a member of the Ute Mountain Ute tribe and part of a renown artistic family. Located on the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Reservation, Towaoc is a tiny town in the four corners region. It’s a census-designated place most known for its dazzling casino and importance to our state’s native people. Towaoc is located southwest of Cortez in Montezuma County at an elevation of 6,007 feet. It replaced Aztec Springs, NM as the capital city of the Ute Mountain Tribe and as of 2020 was home to about 1,120 people. A holy mountain for the Ute people known as Sleeping Ute Mountain lies just east and the old town complex is also situated there.