Ganjifa playing cards
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Ganjifa playing cards are traditional hand-painted Indian playing cards, often circular and richly decorated, historically used for trick-taking games and now valued as a folk art form.
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian folk art
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playing card type ⓘ traditional game component ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Deccan region
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Hindu kingdoms ⓘ Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Mysore NERFINISHED ⓘ Orissa NERFINISHED ⓘ Rajasthan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sawantwadi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectedAs |
art objects
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ethnographic artifacts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
devotional art
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folk art tradition ⓘ heritage craft ⓘ |
| deckSize |
10-suited decks
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12-suited decks ⓘ 8-suited decks ⓘ varied suit counts ⓘ |
| decoratedWith |
floral motifs
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geometric patterns ⓘ hand-painted designs ⓘ mythological scenes ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Persian word "ganjifeh" ⓘ |
| gameFamily | trick-taking games ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
Mughal court game
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courtly entertainment ⓘ royal pastime ⓘ |
| material |
cardboard
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cloth ⓘ ivory ⓘ paper ⓘ tortoiseshell ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| productionMethod |
artisan-made
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hand-painted ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Mughal Ganjifa
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playing cards ⓘ tarot cards ⓘ |
| status |
declining game tradition
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revived as collectible art ⓘ |
| suitSystem |
Astrological Ganjifa
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Dashavatara Ganjifa NERFINISHED ⓘ Mughal Ganjifa NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramayana Ganjifa NERFINISHED ⓘ Rashi Ganjifa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPopularity |
Mughal period
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early modern India ⓘ |
| typicalShape |
circular
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rectangular ⓘ |
| usedFor |
artistic display
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gambling ⓘ recreational play ⓘ trick-taking games ⓘ |
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