The tribal designs widely used and applied nowadays go back to the black, silhouette like and geometric tattoo ornaments of the polynesians.

It was also tribal tattoos the sailors brought home to Europe, from their first journeys to Tahiti, before the influences of the sailors with maritime designs, the today called traditional tattoos, replaced the native motives.

Tattoos are a permanent way of expressing oneself and identifying ones’ loyalties so that others may see.


~ DA MOST IMPORTANT ~
Choose a tattoo design that has significance to you. And don’t get tattoo flash just because it’s trendy.

Even the best tattoo designs can be horribly manipulated by an inexperienced and incompetent tattoo artist. Check out their work and see if you can speak to any previous clients. They’ll let you know if the artist knows what they’re doing and if they’re comfortable to work with.

And if you think a bad-looking tattoo is the worst thing you can get you’re sorely mistaken. Does your tattoo artist have sterilization certificates? Are they vaccinated against Hepatitis B? Everybody knows you don’t want to share needles…but you don’t want to share ink either. It’s a good idea to go down to the shop and check out stuff and make sure it’s clean. (A good tattoo parlor won’t mind…and a bad one? Well you don’t want to be there in the first place.)

Remember it’s the artist’s job to turn your tattoo ideas into reality. So consult with them and talk about your procedure so you make sure you get what you want. Because whatever you get…you’re going to have it for a very long time.