Ethnic & Indigenous
Pacific Northwest native Indian masks
Pacific Northwest native Indian masks with artwork by Margaret Parrott, USA, 1992.
Papua New Guinea
Souvenir playing cards from the culturally diverse southwestern Pacific island of Papua New Guinea.
Pekka-peli
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by Simon Wintle
‘Pekka’, an additional card in the set, is an ethically-incorrect golly look-alike card, embodying the caricature of foreign heritage without a status or family structure. In other countries the game is often known as ‘Old Maid’, ‘Black Peter’, ‘Petter-spel’ or ‘Schwarzer Peter’.
Playing Cards from Mauritius
Pack designed for La Maison de L’Artisanat Ltée, Mauritius, by Hervé de Cotter.
Playing cards from Suriname
Playing cards reflecting the history and culture of Suriname, on the northeastern coast of South America.
Reshuffle
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by Simon Wintle
“Reshuffle” by Reetta Hiltunen, Finland, is a playing card installation stemming from the traditional Finnish children's card game Pekka-game or Funny Families.
Sheba by Omega Concepts Ltd
Sheba playing cards illustrated by Brent Bailer and published by Omega Concepts Ltd.
Slavonic
Originally published as “Slavonic Cards No.501” by The Colour Printing Plant, St. Petersburg in 1928.
South American Costumes
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by Simon Wintle
Costumes of people of Brazil, Peru and Mexico, with views of Rio de Janeiro on the aces.
Spin & Old Maid
Lovely Victorian family card game with illustrations by the famous humorous artist, cartoonist and illustrator Richard Doyle (1824-1883)
The Times of Kamehameha The Great
Figures from Hawaiian history and scenes of everyday life designed by Joseph Feher.
Tonalamatl
Baraja Tonalamatl Mexican Aztec playing cards based on the prehispanic Codex Borgia manuscript.
Traditional Nomadic Life of Mongolia
Playing cards depicting paintings of Traditional Nomadic Life of Mongolia.