An article holding device comprising: a base portion including a holding portion provided on a lower surface of the base portion and a recessed portion; and flow paths communicated with holes provided in the holding portion, the holding portion configured to suck and hold a sheet-like article using a negative pressure generated between the holding portion and the sheet-like article on a lower surface of the holding portion by a fluid supplied to the flow paths being ejected from the holes, the holding portion having a horizontal portion that extends horizontally, the holes including a first hole (61,65) and a second hole (62,68), the first hole being provided on one side of the holding portion in a predetermined direction parallel to the horizontal portion, and being open in a first direction of a direction orthogonal to the predetermined direction, the second hole (62,68) being provided on another side, which is opposite from the one side, of the holding portion in the predetermined direction, and being open in a second direction, which is the opposite direction from the first direction, and parallel to the first hole (61,65), the flow paths including a first flow path (71,75) and a second flow path (72,78), the first flow path extending in the first direction toward the first hole (61,65) and being communicated with the first hole, the second flow path (72,78) extending in the second direction toward the second hole (62, 68) and being communicated with the second hole, and the recessed portion being provided between the first hole (61,65) and the second hole (62,68), and being recessed above the horizontal portion of the holding portion. a base portion including a holding portion provided on a lower surface of the base portion and a recessed portion; and flow paths communicated with holes provided in the holding portion, the holding portion configured to suck and hold a sheet-like article using a negative pressure generated between the holding portion and the sheet-like article on a lower surface of the holding portion by a fluid supplied to the flow paths being ejected from the holes, the holding portion having a horizontal portion that extends horizontally, the holes including a first hole (61,65) and a second hole (62,68), the first hole being provided on one side of the holding portion in a predetermined direction parallel to the horizontal portion, and being open in a first direction of a direction orthogonal to the predetermined direction, the second hole (62,68) being provided on another side, which is opposite from the one side, of the holding portion in the predetermined direction, and being open in a second direction, which is the opposite direction from the first direction, and parallel to the first hole (61,65), the flow paths including a first flow path (71,75) and a second flow path (72,78), the first flow path extending in the first direction toward the first hole (61,65) and being communicated with the first hole, the second flow path (72,78) extending in the second direction toward the second hole (62, 68) and being communicated with the second hole, and the recessed portion being provided between the first hole (61,65) and the second hole (62,68), and being recessed above the horizontal portion of the holding portion.