Tribal Tattoos

[MaddMaxx]

When I was still slinging ink, I did a lot of tribal designs. They seemed to be very popular with the 90's generation of punker kids.

Tribal Tattoos are generally associated with the "Modern Primative" movement and incorporate a variety of artistic styles adopted from Aztec, Mayan and other ancient cultures. Most tribal tattoos are done in a single color, usually black with the most common being arm or leg bands.

Here's a design I did on a client several years ago.



It combines Mayan and Aztec styles.

[_--DaRkAnGeL--_]

very cool work. looks like Aztec or Mayan design.

[j.douglas]

Wow thats super neat work!
Looks amazing!

[Diana29]

History of Tattoo

the word tattoo is said to has two major derivations- from
the polynesian word ‘ta’ which means striking something
and the tahitian word ‘tatau’ which means ‘to mark something’.

the history of tattoo began over 5000 years ago and is as
diverse as the people who wear them.

tattoos are created by inserting colored materials beneath
the skins surface. the first tattoos probably were created
by accident. someone had a small wound, and rubbed it
with a hand that was dirty with soot and ashes from the fire.
once the wound had healed, they saw that a mark stayed
permanently.

despite the social sciences' growing fascination with tattooing,
and the immense popularity of tattoos themselves,
the practice has not left much of a historical record.

[julie81]

Wow it is so beautiful! I would like to get one like that but scared that it hurts

[andr93]

It's cool! But what does this symbol mean&?

[forumdeep]

There's an Indian tribe called the Kharia tribe. The women have 111 tatooed right in the middle of their forehead apart from both sides of the temples and the forehands. Interesting!!

[lovely09]

This are commonly seen on guys.what about the common tattoo girls has?

[peter23]

amazing amazing...  cool man...

It's really looks like Aztec or Mayan design.

feel that very painful ... I like Gemini tribal tattoo too....

[TribalFunky]

That tattoo is brilliant.  Very well executed!! 

[marc121]

roughly, back then tribes used to practically cut the designs into the skin...obviously there was tones of blood pouring out so they had to rub it with ashes or leaves afterwards, and maybe put on some kind of a bandage on it...
later, some tribes started making different kinds of ink, so they just rubbed that on the skin, after cutting it...
and then in Japan they used to put the ink they made into something that worked like a needle and inject it into their skin, they still do that at some tat shops