Tribal tattoo designs

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Tribal tattoo designs Tribal tattoo designs are among the most ancient and the most popular tattoo designs in the world. Just imagine: every third person who makes a tattoo design chooses a tribal tattoo. One of the secrets is that tribal tattoo designs have a great number of meaning that mostly depends on the region, culture and the form and style of the tribal tattoo itself. So everyone can choose a tribal tattoo design that will pass to his character and will reveal his personality and individuality. Furthermore, tribal tattoo designs always look stylish, they are thousands of years old and they will never go out of fashion. Tribal tattoo designs were made since the most ancient times. The name "tribal" says for itself. Tribal tattoo designs are popular all over the world though they differ significantly from culture to culture. Tribal tattoo designs can be easily distinguished by wide black lines often symmetrically oriented. Tribal tattoo design had different meanings but they always revealed the status of the owner and were never made without meaning. For Indian tribes tattoo designs were symbols of their beliefs and spirit. In earlier times tattoos were also often made as signs of protection. For Hawaiians tattoo designs were mark of identification, as today's passports. They showed the origin and the place of the owner in social hierarchy. For Polynesians tattoo designs were sacred because they were closely connected with their religion and beliefs. Tattoo designs in Polynesia are a tradition that lasts for thousand years. Tattoo masters always were highly respected an tattoos themselves were a privilege of priests and chiefs. Such traditional tattoo designs were made with shark teeth and fish bones and always revealed the social status of their owner. Different animals are mostly often used in tribaltattoo designs. Earlier animals on tattoo designs often were totems. Nowadays the choice of animal also determines the meaning of tattoo design. Butterflies symbolize lightness and at the same time immortality of spirit. They are mostly made by women because of their beauty, but in some cultures butterflies symbolize the soles and are butterfly tattoo designs are made in remembrance of relatives or beloved people. Bear tattoo designs symbolize power and at the same time good nature. Men often make them for luck.Eagles are often associated with freedom and might. On the whole, animal tattoo designs are usually chosen by the character of the animal, because these tattoo designs reveal and emphasize the main traits of the owner and his individuality. In earlier times tattoo designs were often though to have magic meaning that's why the choice was especially important. Today form, size and style of tattoo design also matters. But of course the meaning of tribal tattoo designs also depends on the cultural background. One and the same animal could be a symbol of war for American Indians and a totem for Polynesians. So, nowadays the meaning of tribal tattoo design is very individual. The choice of tattoo design can tell you a lot about the person. Tribal tattoo designs not only look stylish they have a deep meaning and reveal the individual character of the owner. http://rihannatattooses.com


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