Native American
Multi-tribal Native American tarot depicting daily life from various indigenous cultures.
creator unknown · 1982
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The record
According to the deck's creator: “The cards depict different aspects of daily life from a variety of Native American tribes including Apache, Arapaho, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Chippewa, Comanche, Hopi , Huron, Inuit, Iroquois, Kiowa, Navaho, Papago, Pima, Pueblo Shawnee, Sioux and Yaqui.” The cards feature soft colors on a predominately white background with black borders. Hand drawn, colored pencil images make up this unique, slightly masculine, southwest deck. The card titles are in English. Suit titles are only on the Tribal Figures (Court Cards) and Ones (Aces). The pips have a individual card titles; for example, rather than the 7 of Pipes it is labeled Counting Cup, 10 of Shields = Harvest, 8 of Blades = Captive, etc. Card size is 2 3/8” x 4 3/8”, a nice size for smaller hands. 78 cards are with 22 majors and 56 minors in this loose interpretation of the RWS format. The pips are fully illustrated. It also has the title card and a bonus card with the Sia Medicine Song. There are some differences in the Major Arcana, compared to the RWS. Titles are: 0 - The Fool 1 - Hosteen Coyote: The Magician 2 - Corn Maiden: High Priestess 3 - Medicine Woman: The Empress 4 - Council Chief: The Em
The cards
