Tribal designs

Tribal Butterfly Tattoos Are a Very Artistic Design

Tribal butterfly tattoos are famous in the recent years. It is well-liked in most girls because they are fascinated on the color combination in the sketches of its design. In tribal design, you can play a lot of patterns and incorporate it with your own style. It can mirror your creativity and fashion towards life; reflecting your identity as a person.

Choosing a butterfly as a tattoo is a wise pick. After years of having it on your skin, still it is in fashion and no one will noticed even if you have it five years ago. To have it perfect, you can go to the tattoo parlor or studio since they had their professional staff to assist you. Never risk of having it by your friends or on the amateur artist because it will take much effort in taking it off and you might regret on the end.

On deciding of your design, you can do a research over the net. A number of websites offers a very pleasing and distinctive tattoo model that offers abundant choices coming from the expert tattoo artists and flash artists. The membership fee is at reasonable cost and the money you spent is much worth it. Plus, it can widen your knowledge/orientation regarding your butterfly style tattoos. So, on the next piece, will be your masterpiece.

Just take time to go over to that models and choose the one that most fit on your idea and personality. You should be very careful and prudent on making this decision. Remember, this is a lifetime commitment. The result can make you proud or might be the cause of your embarrassment.

On most minds, the idea of having your own tattoo with a butterfly design is very artistic design that should be proud of. For this is a work of art. ( By Krystal Robbins )

Tribal tattoos

Polynesian Tribal Tattoos - Comparison of Maori and Samoan Tattoos


Polynesian tribal tattoos are made up of extremely intricate and detailed designs following an ancient art. Some of the most common Polynesian tat art are the Hawaiian, Samoan, Maori and Aztecs. They each have their own tribal styles that are identifiable to them. In this article, we will be discussing the two most prominent ones - the Maori and Samoan.

Maori tattoos have been around for over thousand years and were originally practiced by the native Maoris of New Zealand. They are very distinctive and have their own unique identity compared to its Polynesian counterparts. They are characterized by individual lines and repetition of certain motifs and designs. They can be described as essentially curve linear and mostly based on spirals. The original practice was called moko which is extremely painful as it is done by carving the skin with chisels instead of being punctured. It symbolizes status and rank in the society and are usually done of the face, thighs and buttocks. Nowadays, this of course is not the usual practice anymore as modern tattoo artists used this early patterns as inspirations. If one wants an authentic Maori tat theme, he has to find an artist who specializes in it.

Samoan tattoos are called tatatau with ta which means to strike with tatau referring to the line and motifs that are inked onto the body. They are characterized by the dense shading and fine parallel-lines combined with several motifs and geometric patterns like squares, dots and rectangles. This is very significant to the Samoans as they are symbols to identify their status in the society. They usually covered the large part of the body like the back, legs and arms. They are definitely an ethnic marker, a true symbol that one is of Samoan heritage and identity to those who are true to this statement. ( By Peter Brat )

Tribal tattoo

Experience the Ancient World With a Tribal Tattoo

Though it has become very popular in Western Cultures in the past few years, native people groups around the world have used the tribal tattoo for various purposes for thousands of years.

A brief history of these uses will give people who may want a tribal tattoo a better idea of exactly what they want in a tattoo. More than just designs, these tribal symbols are often fraught with meaning and can signify many different aspects of human life.

While there are many different cultures that provide the basis for tribal tattoos, we will look at just a few of them here in order to develop a basic understanding of the most popular types.

The first style is found in ancient Egypt. Tattoos of hieroglyphics have become increasingly popular as people are choosing to tattoo themselves with symbols that may be very meaningful to them, but that they want to remain rather cryptic to others.

In addition to hieroglyphs, the ancient Egyptians used tattoos to depict religious scenes. Creatures that were half animal and half human represented the Egyptian gods and their beliefs about the afterlife.

Another form of tribal tattooing is found in Asia. A henna tattoo was used in many Hindu cultures to decorate a bride's body for her husband. This practice has become increasingly popular in recent years throughout Western cultures.

While not necessarily used as a wedding adornment, henna tattoos have found a place in gothic subculture as a means of decorating the body.

These tribal patterns are considered works of art by themselves and each one is to be a unique creation of the tattoo artist's abilities and vision.

Native Americans tribal designs have also found popularity in recent years. They are often abstract creations that denote an emotion. Power, peace, wisdom and authority are subtly portrayed in these tattoos.

Men typically get these designs wrapped around their upper arm, or they may have them wrap from their back, over their shoulder and down onto their arm.

Women will typically have these Native American body art designs placed in the small of their back, or on a shoulder.

Regardless, of the location or the origin, the popularity of tribal tattoo designs shows that people are open to listening and learning from the wisdom and traditions of other cultures.

Often, people who choose to get a tribal body art are trying to express an emotion or a message that they are unable to do with words, or a common image. The tribal tattoo design sets apart the message as being something special, unique and important. ( By Mike Selvon )