Folklore and Local Traditions on Playing Cards
Folklore comes in many forms. Sometimes traditional story-telling preserves legends about local characters or events. Folklore may be rooted in the traditional cultures of the peoples who settled in the area, or of the local, indigenous people. It may involve music, dance, belief, objects, customs and so on.
Æsop’s fables tarot
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by Simon Wintle
French-suited Æsop’s fables tarot produced by Leipzig Industrie Comptoir, c.1800-1825.
Baraja Acehucheña
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by Simon Wintle
Souvenir playing cards from Acehúche created by Nacho Julián, Spain, 2001.
Baraja Gaucha
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by Simon Wintle
“Baraja Gaucha” fantasy deck designed by Mateo Tikas Plechas for Argentina, 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
Baraxa Galega
Baraxa Galega designed by F. Perez Llamosas and published by Naipes Heraclio Fournier, 1983.
Bharata Major Arcana Tarot
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by Simon Wintle
Bharata Major Arcana Tarot inspired by Indian art forms by Ishan Trivedi & Sunish Chabba, 2018.
Bharata Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Bharata Playing Cards - Series 2, based on Indian folk art, published by Sunish Chabba, 2018.
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
Chinese Dragon Robes
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by Matt Probert
Deck featuring 54 different images of Chinese Dragon Robes that emperors, empresses and royal family members wear on important occasions.
Chinese Opera Masks Playing Cards 脸谱
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by Adam Wintle
Three different packs of cards featuring traditional Chinese face painting and Chinese opera masks.
Christmas 1980 playing cards
Festive courts on a Waddingtons pack designed to celebrate Christmas 1980.
Divine Art
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by Simon Wintle
Divine Art Playing Cards by Sunish Chabba & Guru Playing Card Company, 2016.
