Types of Tribal Tattoos

Borneo tattoos are from the islands of Indonesia/Malaysia. The tattoos of this tribe are believed to protect against diseases and pain. Most members of this particular tribe shared the same style of tattoo.

Maori Tattoos originated from the people of New Zealand. The tattoos of this tribe were call Ta Moko, and were used to carve family history into their skin

Native American tattoos were used for identification purposes as well as for protection. Tattoos were also believed to have magical powers in the Native American culture.

Chinese tribal tattoos were not as popular as many other tribal tattoos and tattoos were not really admired by society. Therefore only a small percentage of the Chinese culture was tatted. The most noted Chinese tribes were that of Drung, Dai and Li.

Tribal tattoos represent culture and history. Some people may actually be descendants of the actual tribes and feel that they need to represent and show pride and honor in their heritage, and the best way to do that is get a tattoo.

Tribal tattoos are also pleasant to look at, they have a lot of history and they are detailed in design. So one may opt to get a tribal tattoo primarily on the way it looks. There are hundreds to thousands of tribes throughout history; therefore if someone is very adamant about getting a tribal tattoo, he should not have a problem when choosing the tribal tattoo. Tribal tattoos have become very popular throughout the recent years.

Fairy Tattoo Designs

The fairy tattoo design appeals to a wide variety of people and they can represent a variety of lifestyles. They are very feminine of course and they add a touch of I'm-cute-but-don't-mess-with-me.

Fairy tattoos can be large or small, black or colorful, happy or sad, cute or evil.

A lone fairy tattoo on an upper arm or ankle is a nice, subtle tattoo. It’s quite unobtrusive, but more individualistic – even quirky - than many other feminine tattoo designs.

When talking about fairy art, it's hard not to mention Amy Brown, a popular American fairy artist, whose watercolor drawings enjoy some popularity as a tattoo design.

Fairy tattoos are perhaps not common enough to be called a trend - but they do have a fair following.

Fairy Tattoos

Fairy tattoos are a fairly recent development and they represent a certain range of interests or way of thinking. A fairy tattoo design can be cute and rather precious, like something out of a children’s book, but fairies are not as innocent as they look.

Fairy tattoos have a nostalgic appeal for those who remember childhood fondly and wish to keep the images of childhood part of their lives on an ongoing basis. In that sense, fairy tattoos are a symbol of our youth.

The fairy is a female mythological figure that has magical powers and originates from Celtic mythology. Usually they are small, beautiful creatures with transparent wings, a green dress and a human appearance.

They live in wonderland and can take people there as well. According to legend, there is little consensus regarding how big fairies were, and how human-like they were in form. The small, Tinkerbell-type fairy is only one interpretation.

Weird Chinese tattoos: Lost in translation

Here is a tattoo design I saw in the window of a tattoo parlor, showing someone's arm with a dragon and some Chinese characters on it. The Chinese characters say "hao jiu bu jian" which simply means "long time no see." I have no idea what it is supposed to be but it really makes no sense to have it tattooed on someone's arm.

Tattoos News

It’s hard to look authentically rebellious or menacing these days, when even well-behaved businessmen wear earrings and ponytails and college students destined for quiet suburban lives have body piercings and tattoos.

Tattoos, in particular, are not the radical brandings, the bold violations of flesh and propriety, they once were. Available in New York from almost 1,400 licensed tattoo artists, tattoos are probably better and safer now than they’ve ever been — more creative and varied, applied in many cases by serious, highly skilled body artists.

Then again, there are tattoos, and there are tattoos. It is unlikely that the ambitious professional with a single, understated, discreetly placed and wittily conceived tat, or for that matter the teenager with her boyfriend’s name and two lovebirds emblazoned in the small of her back, will ever have tattoos on the face and scalp, or a full chest or back “panel” or a tattooed arm or leg.

Some tattoo aficionados, though, have transformed large portions of their bodies into multicolored canvases for all manner of skulls, serpents, raptors, flame-breathing dragons, flowers, vines, angels, demons, daggers, buxom bombshells and portraits of heroes and loved ones.

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Tattoos have been used for centuries to reflect changes in life status, whether passage into adulthood or induction into a group like the military or a gang. In recent years, tattoos have also become a fashion accessory, a trend fueled by basketball players, bands and celebrities.

A report by the Food and Drug Administration estimated that as many as 45 million Americans have tattoos. The report based the number on the finding by a Harris Interactive Poll in 2003 that 16 percent of all adults and 36 percent of people 25 to 29 had at least one tattoo. The poll also found that 17 percent of tattooed Americans regretted it. And a tattoo that cost several hundred dollars could require several thousand dollars and many laser sessions to remove.

From Times articles

Tattoo in our modern world

In the modern world, the tattoo which is used widely in the west has continuously turned into a form of decorating in the urban life especially between young people .

The premier reason why humanbeings tattoo is because they have wanted to express themselves personally in all parts of the history Even though general aim seems to dress up, when taken into consideration in terms of socio-psychological, reasons of the wish of having tattoo are different views and requests, to give clear messages about people’s personalities, try to affect, prove themselves especially among young people, impose and become different.