Ethnic & Indigenous Playing Cards
Aeronaves de Mexico
Special pack for Aeronaves de Mexico S.A., designed by Ramón Valdiosera Berman, mid-1960s.

African Art
“African Art” Playing cards by John J. Beckvermit III, 1994

African themed playing cards
Pharaoh Palmier Poker, the Sasatki Black Pack.

Ainu culture
A terrific deck of cards made by Nintendo c.1979 with original designs on every card showing the Ainu, the indigenous people of Japan.

Air India
‘Air India’ playing cards, made in India.

Apache cards by Tonto Naipero
Apache rawhide playing cards by ‘Tonto Naipero’, c.1871.

Apache Playing Cards
Apache Indian Playing Cards made on rawhide, first recorded 1875.

Aparcero
Naipes Argentinos 'La Partida' y 'Aparcero' published by Obsequios Empresarios Argentinos, Santa Fe.

Baraja Aparcero
Designed to illustrate the history of four indigenous tribes who represent the roots of the Argentinean race.

Baraja Canaria
‘La Auténtica Baraja Canaria’ was published in 1995 by Justo Pérez as an expression of the history and character of the Canary Islands.

Baraja Charra Ernesto Icaza
“Baraja Charra” with paintings by Ernesto Icaza, 2002.

Baraja Gaucha
“Baraja Gaucha” fantasy deck designed by Mateo Tikas Plechas for Argentina, 1998.

Baralla Galega
'Baralla Galega' designed by X. Cobas and published by Imprenta Comercial Imprent S.A., La Coruña (Spain) in 1983

Black & White Whisky by Nintendo
Whisky advertising playing cards manufactured by Nintendo Playing Cards Co Ltd for Dodwell & Co., 1960s.

Boutros Arabic Playing Cards
Arabic playing cards designed by Evy Maros & Mourad Boutros, c.1990

Bretagne
Jeu de Cartes “Bretagne” conveying their cultural identity.

Casais Portugueses
Matching game by Majora, Lisbon, c.1970, featuring figures in national dress from Portuguese provinces and colonies

Characters of “The Water Margin”
Characters from the Chinese novel “The Water Margin” - 水滸撲克.

Chinese Roles of Beijing Opera
A very impressive deck of cards featuring 54 different images from “Chinese Roles of Beijing Opera” published by HCG Poker Productions, 2005

Circular Coon Cards
Circular playing cards in a round tin titled: Sutherland's Circular Coon Cards published by Hartley Bros Pty Ltd, Australia, late 19th century.

Clans & Tartans of Scotland
“Clans & Tartans of Scotland” deck of cards designed and illustrated by Romilly Squire, 1997.

Cossack
“Cossack” playing cards, with artwork by O. Panchenko dedicated to the revival of the traditions of the Cossacks. Printed by the Colour Printing Plant, St Petersburg, 1994.

East African Playing Cards
East African Playing Cards by Heraclio Fournier S.A., 1957.

Eastern
“Eastern” playing cards dedicated to ethnic Buryat culture, 2015

El Rodeo Talabartería
Promotional playing cards produced for ‘El Rodeo Talabartería’ specialising in leather goods and clothing, Buenos Aires, c.2006.

Escalada y Vidiella, Montevideo c.1860
Cards from a 40-card pack made in Belgium by Antoine van Genechten exclusively for the firm "Escalada y Vidiella" based in Montevideo (Uruguay) in c.1860.

Estonian Ethnographic Playing Cards
Estonian national costumes and everyday items feature on this pack made in Estonia.

Estonian Historic Playing Cards
The court cards and indices on Estonian playing cards are Södur, Emand, Kuninga.

Ethiopian
Ethiopian playing cards designed for the Ethiopian Tourist Organization by Afewerk Teklé.

Ethiopian Air Lines
Ethiopian Air Lines playing cards designed by Melles Habtezghi with courts wearing regional costumes, c.1969.

Fair Play cross cultural playing cards
“Fair Play” cross cultural playing cards illustrated by Canadian artist Stephen B. MacInnes.

Falta Envido
Naipes Argentinos para Truco "Falta Envido" created by Alberto Soifer with Gaucho courts and variant suit symbols, 1982.

Far East
Far East playing cards with designs by Isabel Ibáñez de Sendadiano, c.1980.

Folk Cards
Folk Cards designed by Krystyna Gruchalska-Bunsch for Lot Polish Airlines, 1962.

Folklore No.169
Austrian Folklore deck first published by Piatnik in 1934.

Four Races
“Four Races” playing cards designed by Latvian artist Vilnis Rasa in 1989.

Frozen Court - The Aethiopic Rendering - Limited Edition Playing Cards
A deck made specifically for Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., the first African-american college fraternity, for their 2000 convention.

Game of Nations
The “Game of Nations” depicting caricatures of traditional costumes manufactured by McLoughlin Brothers, USA 1890s.

Ganjifa™
A colourful pack of round cards with Ganjifa designs by Asha Industries, Mumbai, India, 2002.

Garuda Indonesia
Souvenir playing cards from Garuda Indonesia Airlines, the national airline of Indonesia.

Gaucho Naipes
‘Gaucho’ Spanish-suited deck, anonymous manufacturer, made in Argentina, 2001.

Gaucho Playing Cards
Florencio de los Ángeles Molina Campos (1891-1959) produced the artwork for his series of Gaucho playing cards from 1944 to 1958.

Handmade playing cards
Non-standard designs on Nepalese handmade paper for Pilgrims Book House, Kathmandu, Nepal, c.2000.

Happy Families of the World
Happy Families of the World published by Pepys Games, 1963.

Happy Playing Cards
Cheerful, colourful designs on handmade paper from Nepal.

Iceland Mythology
Iceland Mythological Playing Cards designed by Sigurlinna Pétursson, 1958

Irish Historic
Irish Historic Playing Cards celebrating history and art, 1920.

Irish Legendary
Irish Legendary deck featuring figures in the Legends of Ireland, designed by Rachel Arbuckle, 1990.

Islenzk Spil
This historical Icelandic deck was first published in c.1930 and shows the native Icelandic Vikings of some thousand years ago rendered in a romantic naturalistic style.

Istorinės
Istorinės Historical Deck from Lithuania manufactured by Spindulys Playing Card Manufactory, Kaunas, c.1930s

Japanesque
Goodall’s “Japanesque” brand was used for stationery products since around 1880 but these playing cards were added to the range in around 1900.
