Baraja Aparcero
Designed to illustrate the history of four indigenous tribes who represent the roots of the Argentinean race.
Naipes Argentinos “APARCERO©”
by Obsequios Empresarios Argentinos, Santa Fe, c.1983.
![Baraja Aparcero for Rotativos Venus, c.1970](https://www.wopc.co.uk/images/countries/argentina/aparcero/aparcero.jpg)
Above top: The Daiguita-Calchaquies tribe lived in the mountainous north-western area of Argentina, and were largely responsible for the fierce opposition offered to the Spaniards on their attempts to invade the territory. The ace of coins is represented by an image of the first gold coin made in Argentina, in 1813. The Ranqueles tribe (swords), descendants of the Araucanos, were the ethnic inhabitants of the pampas. They lived a hunter-gatherer lifestyle and resisted the white Europeans. They believed in a spirit of evil 'el galichu' and their beliefs were sometimes adopted by neighbouring tribes. Basket ware and weaving were their main crafts. The sword suit symbol is represented by a "facón caronero" a fighting weapon rather than a tool. The king depicts the legendary chief Mariano who liked to dress like a gaucho.
![Baraja Aparcero for Rotativos Venus, c.1970 Baraja Aparcero for Rotativos Venus, c.1970](https://www.wopc.co.uk/images/countries/argentina/aparcero/aparcero1.jpg)
![The reverse](https://www.wopc.co.uk/images/countries/argentina/aparcero/aparceroback.jpg)
![The Joker](https://www.wopc.co.uk/images/countries/argentina/aparcero/aparcerojoker.jpg)
Above: Ace and courts from the suit of cups, represented by a typical piece of ethnic tribal pottery and Patagonian Indians.
Ace and courts from the suit of batons, or clubs, represented by the macana - a commonly used weapon in inter-tribal war.
The Mataco tribe depicted on the court cards were indigenous to the north of Argentina.
The leader of the tribe - number 12 - has also been featured on the Joker, giving a vague resemblance to Ché Guevara.
The example of Naipes ‘Aparcero’ was published by Obsequios Empresarios Argentinos, Buenos Aires in around 1983 for Rotativos Venus whose logo appears on the reverse. The cards are designed to illustrate the history of four indigenous tribes who represent the roots of the Argentinean race. The deck comes complete in a box, with two Jokers and an explanatory leaflet.
In early editions of this deck the typeface used for the indexes is a sans serif, as in the example shown on this page. Naipes Aparcero are currently printed by Gráfica 2001 where a seriffed typeface is used.
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