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The Maori tribes are natives of New Zealand. Though, they are part of the Polynesian heritage, they have given themselves a distinct cultural heritage that historians have separated them from the different tribes of Polynesia. It is very much the same for their tattoo designs. The Maori tribal tattoos have their own unique identity compared to their Polynesian counterparts. Their …

Dwayne Brown (The Rock) Body Tattoo The Rock has two tattoo designs on his body. One is a contemporary individual design on his right higher arm of a fluff. However, his second body art was a leaving from contemporary body art, being a conventional Samoan design of body art all over his remaining neck. Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) Body Tattoo …

Tribal” means a lot more today than it did fifteen years ago. The definition hasn’t expanded any, but people are trying to throw more and more design and black work tattoos into the category of tribal, unsuccessfully. A solid black tattoo isn’t necessarily tribal, in fact, a tribal tattoo doesn’t need to be black at all. And any design isn’t …

Polynesian tattoos have been a source of intrigue for many historians as the traditions behind these tattoos are centuries old. They have a very interesting past associated with them, giving them a distinct meaning and design.   Polynesians use two styles in their tattoo designs. The first style is known as Etua which has a religious and spiritual significance. This …

The sun, our primary source of life, has always been awe-inspiring. There are many reasons why a sun tattoo might be personally meaningful. The sun has had a religious and symbolic significance in many ancient cultures. Honoring the sun as a giver of life is an ancient and universal impulse, and may explain some of the popularity of sun tattoos.

There are so many different types of tribal chest tattoos that it’s impossible to say anything bad about the design in general They have lot of black ink that holds up the tattoo very well and does not fade like other colors   The designs of tribal tattoos are popular and it is easy to design one They have been …

The Hawaiian Islands are the largest part of the Polynesian Islands which consists of tribal clans like Maori and Samoan. Modern tribal tattoos are based on the traditional Polynesian tattoo art which is a combination of Hawaiian cultures and tribal traditions. Hawaiian tribal tattoos today show the emergence of the traditional “Tiki” cultures of Hawaii.

Armband tattoo designs continue to explode in popularity year after year. They are so varied in style and symbols that each representation is as unique as the individual wearing it. Armband tattoos can be aggressively bold or designed to be subtle and feminine.   Tribal designs seem to have taken over the armband tattoo genre however there has literally been …

THE PHOENIX HISTORY AND DESIGNS One of the most symbolic birds through history has been the Phoenix. When it comes to the Phoenix and the Phoenix tattoo, the most distinguished meaning is “ressurection”. The Phoenix comes from the East, in Arabian lands. The Phoenix is capable of living for five hundred years. The Phoenix is the only one of its …

Aztec tattoo designs offer men and women some of the most creative tattoo designs available in the world. There are several different Aztec symbols that are used in Aztec tattoo designs. Aztec symbols such as the Aztec sun, warrior, and calendar are all used in such tattoos. The Aztecs would tattoo these same symbols on members of the tribe, only …