| Tribal tattoos are generally influenced by tribal art | | | | attached to a turtle shell, and then affixed to a |
| from native and indigenous tribes. The tribal tattoo | | | | stick. This tool is used to carve the designs into |
| art comes from the older tribes such as the | | | | the flesh by tapping it against the skin and then a |
| Celtics (Ireland, Scotland, & Wales), the Maori | | | | mixture of candle nut soot and sugar water is |
| Tribe (indigenous people of New Zealand), the | | | | rubbed into the resulting wound. |
| North American Tribal, the African Tribal, the | | | | Marquesan Tribal tattoo art |
| Marquesan (Polynesian inhabitants of the Marquises | | | | Sea-faring Polynesians from Samoa colonized the |
| Islands) and the tribes of Borneo. | | | | Marquises Islands as early as 300 A.D. They were |
| Celtic Tattoo Art | | | | warring tribes who sometimes cannibalized their |
| Celtic tattoo art come from Ireland. Celtic knot | | | | enemies. Marquesan art is very uncommon. Most |
| tattoos are some of the most popular and most | | | | tribal tattoos are done with one specific object |
| common designs, featuring loops with no end that | | | | and the size variation is minimal. This is not so |
| symbolize a never ending cycle of dying and | | | | with the Pacific. |
| rebirth. There are also Celtic cross and animal | | | | African Tribal tattoo art |
| tattoo designs as well | | | | Tribes in Africa do not use pigment for tattooing, |
| Mori Tribal tattoo Art | | | | they cut the skin and either the wound is packed |
| The Maori, the aborigines of New Zealand, call | | | | with a substance so that it becomes raised or it is |
| their tribal tattoo "Moko" and Mori art is incredible | | | | rubbed with ash or sand until the wound rises up, |
| to behold. To the Maori, a person's Moko designs | | | | then the scar is the tattoo. |
| enhanced their prestige and show transition from | | | | Borneo Tribal tattoo Art |
| one social status to another. At its highest level, | | | | Borneo is the third largest island in the world. The |
| Moko designs proclaimed the sacredness of | | | | Dayak people reside here for centuries, they |
| chieftainship. | | | | believe that spirits are in everything around them. |
| North American Tribal Art | | | | For this reason they believe that by tattooing an |
| There are many Indian tribes in North America | | | | object or creature on them they can draw |
| and many different traditions for tribal tattooing. It | | | | energy from these spirits. |
| was very common for tattoos to denote rank | | | | While the tribal tattoo was originally used to |
| within the tribe. Take the Illinois Indians for | | | | identify members of specific tribes, represent |
| example. It was quite common for weapons of | | | | battles fought, and to serve as the symbolization |
| war to be tattooed upon the men and it is | | | | of social status, today tribal tattoo art is a popular |
| suggested by some that the women received | | | | fashion. a lot of people today choose various |
| tattoos of tools used for labor. The tools of war | | | | designs simply for aesthetic reasons. Some of the |
| outranked the tools of labor. This was, to the | | | | most popular designs include dragon, butterfly and |
| best of my knowledge, their tradition. They | | | | suntribal tattoos. This tattoo can be put virtually |
| seemingly kept their practices to a minimum. | | | | anywhere on the body, The back and arms are |
| Samoa Tribal tattoo art | | | | usually the most common areas where people |
| The Samoan tribal tattoo was done with a carved | | | | have them applied, but the ankle, calf, and chest |
| boar tusk, sharpened with a piece of coral, | | | | are also used. |