Ethnic & Indigenous Playing Cards
Aeronaves de Mexico
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by Simon Wintle
Special pack for Aeronaves de Mexico S.A., designed by Ramón Valdiosera Berman, mid-1960s.
1994
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.
1979
Apache cards by Tonto Naipero
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by Simon Wintle
Apache rawhide playing cards by ‘Tonto Naipero’, c.1871.
1871
Apache Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Apache Indian Playing Cards made on rawhide, first recorded 1875.
1875
Aparcero
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes Argentinos 'La Partida' y 'Aparcero' published by Obsequios Empresarios Argentinos, Santa Fe.
Baraja Aparcero
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by Simon Wintle
Designed to illustrate the history of four indigenous tribes who represent the roots of the Argentinean race.
Baraja Canaria
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by Simon Wintle
‘La Auténtica Baraja Canaria’ was published in 1995 by Justo Pérez as an expression of the history and character of the Canary Islands.
1995
2002
Baraja Gaucha
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by Simon Wintle
“Baraja Gaucha” fantasy deck designed by Mateo Tikas Plechas for Argentina, 1998.
1998
Baralla Galega
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by Simon Wintle
'Baralla Galega' designed by X. Cobas and published by Imprenta Comercial Imprent S.A., La Coruña (Spain) in 1983
1983
Black & White Whisky by Nintendo
Whisky advertising playing cards manufactured by Nintendo Playing Cards Co Ltd for Dodwell & Co., 1960s.
Casais Portugueses
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by Matt Probert
Matching game by Majora, Lisbon, c.1970, featuring figures in national dress from Portuguese provinces and colonies
1970
Characters of “The Water Margin”
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by Matt Probert
Characters from the Chinese novel “The Water Margin” - 水滸撲克.
1970
Chinese Roles of Beijing Opera
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by Matt Probert
A very impressive deck of cards featuring 54 different images from “Chinese Roles of Beijing Opera” published by HCG Poker Productions, 2005
2005
Circular Coon Cards
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by Simon Wintle
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
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by Matt Probert
“Clans & Tartans of Scotland” deck of cards designed and illustrated by Romilly Squire, 1997.
1997
Cossack
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by Simon Wintle
“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
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by Matt Probert
East African Playing Cards by Heraclio Fournier S.A., 1957.
1957
2015
El Rodeo Talabartería
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by Simon Wintle
Promotional playing cards produced for ‘El Rodeo Talabartería’ specialising in leather goods and clothing, Buenos Aires, c.2006.
2006
Escalada y Vidiella, Montevideo c.1860
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by Simon Wintle
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.
2005
Estonian Historic Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
The court cards and indices on Estonian playing cards are Södur, Emand, Kuninga.
Ethiopian Air Lines
Ethiopian Air Lines playing cards designed by Melles Habtezghi with courts wearing regional costumes, c.1969.
1969
Fair Play cross cultural playing cards
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by Matt Probert
“Fair Play” cross cultural playing cards illustrated by Canadian artist Stephen B. MacInnes.
2009
Falta Envido
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes Argentinos para Truco "Falta Envido" created by Alberto Soifer with Gaucho courts and variant suit symbols, 1982.
1982
1980
Folk Cards
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by Marc Pavone
Folk Cards designed by Krystyna Gruchalska-Bunsch for Lot Polish Airlines, 1962.
1962
1934
Four Races
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by Simon Wintle
“Four Races” playing cards designed by Latvian artist Vilnis Rasa in 1989.
1989
Frozen Court - The Aethiopic Rendering - Limited Edition Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
A deck made specifically for Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., the first African-american college fraternity, for their 2000 convention.
2000
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.
2002
Garuda Indonesia
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by Matt Probert
Souvenir playing cards from Garuda Indonesia Airlines, the national airline of Indonesia.
1990
Gaucho Naipes
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by Simon Wintle
‘Gaucho’ Spanish-suited deck, anonymous manufacturer, made in Argentina, 2001.
2001
Gaucho Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
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.
2000
1920
Irish Legendary
Irish Legendary deck featuring figures in the Legends of Ireland, designed by Rachel Arbuckle, 1990.
1990
Islenzk Spil
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by Simon Wintle
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
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by Simon Wintle
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.
