Tribal Tattoos
Tribal tattoos are labeled as the most celebrated tattoos of the new millenium by tattooists and tattoo enthusiasts alike. However, the origin of tribal tattoos goes way back to primitive tribes and have been practiced ever since. We believe we can trace the roots of tribal style tattooing back to Polynesia by the Polynesian tribes. But it’s important to note that there were also many other tribes practicing tribal tattoos during and around that time.
Description of Tribal Tattoos
Tribal tattoos are very easy to spot because of their deep black ink, interweaving patterns, curved and yet sometimes jagged lines. Of all the tattoos, you’re most likely to find more black ink in tribal tattoos than any other, which is good because the thick ink doesn’t fade and it holds very well to the skin. However, this can also be bad if you ever want to get the tattoo removed.
There is a misconception that tribal tattoos are only for armbands or lower back tattoos, but this notion is false. Almost any object, symbol or animal can be turned into a tribal tattoo by a good tattooist. This requires a great deal of creativity by the tattoo artist but it can be accomplished.
Gallery of Tribal Tattoos
Below are a few examples of tribal tattoos. If you wish to see more check out our gallery of over 20,000 tribal designs. In the gallery you will find everything from traditional tribal tattoos to modern day neo-tribals.
History of Tribal Tattoos
Historically, tribal tattoos were commonly used to show a rite of passage into adulthood for both males and females. It was believed that if a boy couldn’t withstand the pain of tattooing then he was unfit to be a warrior. Likewise, If a girl couldn’t bear the pain of tattooing, then she also wouldn’t be able to bear the pain of child-birth and would therefore be bad for marriage.
Hawaiian tribal tattoos is more of a superstitious ritual for the the people of Hawaii. It is said that the Hawaiins pray to tattoo gods before each tattoo session for the wounds to heal fast, no death in the process and for the designs to look pretty.
Primitive tribes such as the Maori people (Maori tattoos) use tribal tattoos to show one’s social status. Maori tribal tattoos show the Maori people of a member’s transition from one social status to the next. By getting the Moku tattoo, one was considered more prestigious than one without out.
Most Popular Tribal Tattoos
While there are many popular tribal tattoos, perhaps the most popular are the tribal rose, tribal arm, tribal sun and cross tattoos. Tribal armbands are popular with the males whereas the tribal rose tattoos are very popular with the females. The tribal sun tattoo is a unisex tattoo found equally common on both males and females.
Placement of Tribal Tattoos
The most popular place for males to get tribal tattoos is on the arm and the upper back. The tribal armband tattoo is perhaps the most popular. The side of the rib cage is also becoming a quite common spot for a large tribal tattoo.
The most common place for females to get a tribal tattoo is on the lower back. It is very common for women to get tribal suns, hearts and butterflies in the lower back region.
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