Charruan playing cards

The Charruan playing cards were a deck of cards made of pieces of leather with paintings, probably created by Tacuabé. These are characterized by being a cultural loan from the Spanish deck to which distinct Charruan elements were added. Regarding the types of games played by the Charrua people at that time, there are hints that besides horse racing and boleadoras throwing competitions, they also played card competitions. There were mostly played by men and most of these later entertainments arose from acculturation processes.

Charruan playing cards

The Charruan playing cards were a deck of cards made of pieces of leather with paintings, probably created by Tacuabé. These are characterized by being a cultural loan from the Spanish deck to which distinct Charruan elements were added. Regarding the types of games played by the Charrua people at that time, there are hints that besides horse racing and boleadoras throwing competitions, they also played card competitions. There were mostly played by men and most of these later entertainments arose from acculturation processes.