North West Coast Match Box Holder Basket

Late 20th Century

4.375" H x 4" L x 3.875" W + .875" H Handle Loop

Hand Woven with a Whale Motif Design with Handle to Hang and Match Box Fits Inside

In Very Good Condition

Northwest Coast matchbox holder baskets are highly collectible, miniature woven artifacts created primarily by the Makah tribe of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington and the closely related Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) people of Vancouver Island. Historically classified as "trinket baskets" (pika-uu), these delicate items represent a unique chapter where traditional Indigenous weaving techniques adapted to a rapidly growing 19th-century tourist market.