| Body Art may have become a popular fashion | | | | civilization is being studied and worked upon to |
| statement in the recent times, but its origin has | | | | create excellent patterns and styles for the latest |
| been traced to many ancient times and has been | | | | trends. |
| very popular in different regions of the world | | | | The most popular style is the Celtic style which |
| among various cultures and tribes. It has been | | | | was of the U.K origin. Since Christianity was the |
| seen that every culture and race in the world has | | | | religion of the founders of the Celtic style, the |
| something unique about it that gives it a unique | | | | designs and patterns are greatly influenced by this |
| identity. Body Art or Tattoo has been one such | | | | religion. It has many designs of the holy Cross and |
| form which has been exclusive to that particular | | | | also the tree of life and the design of the Holy |
| tribe or race of people. | | | | Trinity. Celtic tattoos are mostly simple in design |
| Men and women both sported such body art and | | | | and hence are completed in one sitting at the |
| the designs and patterns created were usually | | | | most. They look great in dark ink. |
| symbolic of their gods or other divine forms that | | | | Similarly the African body art has also been driving |
| they used to worship and follow. Some designs | | | | the modern fashion industry by craze. This is |
| were also believed to have marked battles or | | | | because of its unique symbolism and rugged |
| ancestral relationships with their gods or | | | | styles and looks. Most of the African tattoo arts |
| forefathers and sometimes of reincarnation. | | | | include:o Symbols of ancient African Gods which |
| Women would get tattooed, often after their | | | | were believed to be saviors and guardians of the |
| marriage to mark their dedication to their husband | | | | human souls from evil and unnatural spirits. These |
| and children. Thus a persons body art used to tell | | | | were especially worn by the people of the tribes |
| a lot about the person. | | | | to guard themselves against the evil spirits |
| However the body art patterns differed from | | | | throughout their life.o Sometimes the tattoos also |
| region to region and from tribe to tribe. This is | | | | depicted scarification and supernatural states of |
| because every civilization has its own cultures and | | | | the humans. They were tattooed to signify |
| traditions, and accordingly has its specific | | | | power of the inner self of man.o The men wore |
| symbolization which were depicted through | | | | tattoos and designs that depicted courage and |
| tattoos and body art. For example the tattoos of | | | | bravery. The wearer was also taken to be brave |
| African origin differed greatly from those of the | | | | as the inscription of the body art involved a lot of |
| Mayan or Polynesian origin. But in the modern day | | | | pain in those days.o Most of the African tattoos |
| as the cast and race barriers have broken down, | | | | bear the symbols of animals, mostly the deadly |
| the different patterns and designs of different | | | | ones, which symbolizes courage and power of the |
| origins are being merged to create great tattoos | | | | man equal to the strength of the animal. |
| and body art. The art styles of every ancient | | | | |