Context (CMS Context)
‘The artefact was collected by Sharon Webb following Ph.D. fieldwork done in the area in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2002. Interviews were made with the makers of the artefacts, these are lodged in the Museum’s paper archive with tapes of the interviews and a copy of the report on the collecting project. The interviews consist of detailed conversations as to how the artefacts were made and what they mean to the Sámi today. All Sámi handicrafts are called duodji (this translates as ‘anything a Sámi person makes with their hands’). Petteri Laiti is one of the most famous Finnish Sámi craftsmen, he has had numerous exhibitions and many museums, both in Fenno-Scandinavia and internationally have purchased or exhibited his work. The match box is made according to traditional methods. Laiti does use some modern tools, files for example, but the engraving work is done by hand, using tools he has made himself. More details on the method of construction and materials are in the paper archive for this collection. Notes made during fieldwork. S. Webb - 15/3/2003. 
Event Date 8/5/2003
Author: maa

Context (Display)
On display in 'Sápmi' (Window case), Maudslay Hall, MAA, from 26/02/2010 onwards. The display was co-curated with staff from the Ajtee Museum in Jokkmokk.
Event Date 26/2/2010
Author: rachel hand

Description (Physical description)
Match holder/ match box of reindeer antler with birch wood (from excresence or growth) stopper attached by a cord of sisti (reindeer leather). Abstract design with made from silver noted as prooduced from nail, so may be aluminum
Event Date 2/3/2023
Author: rachel hand