Tattoos

[omnifinite]

When I see people with tribal tattoos, I'm always tempted to ask, "So what tribe are you from?" I think that would get me in a lot of trouble though .

 

Just seems strange to me to compare those tattoos with tribal symbolism because tribal symbolism tends to have complex and deeply-rooted cultural messages behind it. If I designed my own "tribal" tattoo it could have a lot of meaning to me, but otherwise I'm not sure why people select them beyond them looking cool (not that I know all that much about the "tattoo culture"... there's probably a lot I'm not seeing).

[paolung]

seven tats here. 2 on each arm, one on chest, one on neck, one on back.

 

back hurt worst.

[theswarm]

i don't like kanji or tribal tats - people just go and get them

 

my most hated tattoo idea is the barcode, if i was a tattooist i would hate all these things, because everyone always gets them.

 

I have a tattoo on my left calf it's two fists breaking a rope in front of a red X which has no black outline and looks like it's been painted on my leg. A year later the red is still so damn red it looks like blood it looks awesome and I love it.

 

I'm planning on getting a tattoo around my bicep much like a bracelet style

 

with the word 'spirit' in fancy cursive writing

[1ONEfighting]

I have an aztec sun on the right delt, moon on the left delt, tribal scorpion on the collarbone going up the side of my neck. I can't say the tattoos hurt in themselves so much, but holding my neck to the side for an hour and a half sucked.

[Davison]

ive got 36 hrs of ink on my left arm and others on the rest of me.i love tats!

[daeinwolf]

I have four thus far. The Chaosphere on my left shoulder. A traditionally done medicine wheel on my left ankle, the chinese character for Raven on the bottom of my right forearm, and the chinese character for Wolf on my left. In the next month I am having the Yinyang and the eight heagrams done on my right shoulder.

 

Eventually, I hope to have a complete body piece done.

 

I have only one rule about my ink: Nothing that does not have spiritual importance to me.

 

The traditionally done Medicine wheel hurt the worse, of course. When they take that little hammer and hit the needle/s into the skin...it hurt.

 

Sastimos---Joshua

[aes]

Just seems strange to me to compare those tattoos with tribal symbolism because tribal symbolism tends to have complex and deeply-rooted cultural messages behind it. If I designed my own "tribal" tattoo it could have a lot of meaning to me, but otherwise I'm not sure why people select them beyond them looking cool (not that I know all that much about the "tattoo culture"... there's probably a lot I'm not seeing).

 

I see what you are saying. I like the simplicity and that they are not dated. Also one part of my tattoo has very special meaning but I am not at liberty to say any more.