Tribal Tattoos Rock

Tattoo designs in the world today are just mere extensions of the past. People have made extensive us of the events of history to make good use of this decorative art form. The designs incorporated from the past make up for one third of the designs that are made today. This is one of the many reasons that people make extensive study over the design before getting it made since it is relatively permanent. Understanding what the history says about a particular tribe marks a relevance to the tattoo. Therefore, the tribal designs are so popular that people across two hemispheres are able to symbolize it in the same manner.

Conventionally tattooing was done basically for some distinction. This may be in the identification of ones place in a family structure, or a married status of tribal people, recognition of a gang etc. On the contrary when it is compared in the modern world such kind of tattooing is extensively used for the identification of a gang, or a mark for the family. A major advantage in such cases is the identification of the group that a person belongs to and so the family history can be traced back.

Tattooing emerged because it was practiced as a custom and tradition in many societies. In some tribes, tattooing was done on girls and boys who had attained puberty as a mark for recognition that they are prepared for a family life. However, the images of these designs have been taken from many cultures like Native American or Polynesian cultures, the Hawaiian's used 'kakau' depicting natural forms, the use of flags as tattoos has been incorporated from the Australian aborigines and so on. The rationale for such designs were the immediate surroundings including animals and other nature related items for tattooing and these tattoos also have certain assigned meaning and interpretations. The butterflies reflect immortality, bear as luck, lion as bravery etc.

Tribal tattoos also had a suitable place for tattooing. There were facial masks, tattoos like feathers or wings for the back. Tribal tattoos rock.