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Tattoos got the Tramp Stamp of Approval!
Remember when tattoos were edgy? When having a tattoo marked you as a rebel, an outsider, a fringe member of society with a distaste for authority? You probably drove a motorcycle (or your boyfriend did) and had a penchant for Led Zeppelin and clothing made entirely of leather .
Tattoos got the Tramp
If you want to really travel backwards in time, you may have been a sailor, the classic anchor tattoo a permanent record of your years in a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. Or if you really, really want to go into the annals of tattoo history, maybe you starred in a Mel Gibson film wearing little more than a loincloth and nose ring. (OK, that’s 2006, but you know what I’m saying!) What’s important about the tattoo is that it branded you as non-conformist and slightly threatening. Having the tattoo mattered far more than what the tattoo actually was. And no one thought a tattoo was art.
What’s the meaning behind tribal tattoos?
Often I am asked what tribal tattoos mean and why so many people want them. So I thought I would write a little history lesson for the people looking for some real information on this art form.
Tribal tattoo
TRIBAL TATTOOS are one of the most popular and ancient types of tattoos for many generations for many ethnicity’s. They have significant meaning for many cultures that date back thousands and thousands of years. This for of ink tends to be random patterns of lines and curves to create a form of abstract art.
Most tribal tattoos will tend to have a solid black design but some artists like to throw in various colors and shades to break up the design. Also since this tattoo is mostly large areas of solid black they will hold well with age.
But since this tattoo is solid black tattoo removal may be a little more difficult. So, make sure you are going to get a keeper because even trying to cover up a tribal tatt is almost impossible.
A lot of women love tribal tattoos on their lower back and they can be very sexy when done tastefully. Nothing gets me going like a sexy lower back with some tribal ink near the butt!
OK, back to the lesson……
Tribal designs are really ancient forms of art that came from various tribes such as Aztecs, Indian, Hawaiian, Borneo and Polynesian. The tribes used this for of art to represent meanings of social status, Medicinal purposes, to identify family members, etc. There are many different types of tribal tattoos but two of the most popular are:
