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Encyclopedia ID 704

Estonian Durak

Also known as Turakas (Potkatnoi)

Illustration pattern only. No free-licence photograph yet: can you suggest one?

A Durak-like beating game with a special unbeatable spade queen.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Estonia.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Age of Contact and Craft (about 1500 to 1800), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Northern and Eastern Europe.

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