Headdress tattoo ideas

199 photos and flash · 35% Realism, 18% Neo-trad · Upper arm most common

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Traditional-style flash drawing of a mermaid with a flower crown, long hair and a spotted tail, painted on textured paper.
Spotted mermaid flash design
Four views of a realism leg sleeve in black, grey and red tones, showing two headdress portraits, a howling wolf, a horse, an eagle and a dreamcatcher on the leg.
Realism leg sleeve with portraits and wildlife
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's face wearing a feathered headdress, on the inner forearm.
Lion in feathered headdress on a forearm
Watercolour-style drawing of a feather headdress design with black, grey and red splashes on a pale background, with no body part shown.
Watercolour feather headdress design
Black dotwork tattoo of a female archer drawing a bow and arrow, with patterned geometric detail, on the side of a person's torso.
Archer with bow on the side
Two side by side neo-traditional tattoo flash sketches of a woman in ornate headdresses, one in green ink with a lemur, one in brown ink with feathers, with no body placement shown.
Woman with lemur headdress design sketches
Black and grey traditional full arm sleeve with a wolf head, a headdress face, a woman's portrait, a snake and roses, placed on the forearm and upper arm.
Traditional black and grey arm sleeve
Black and grey skull wearing a feathered headdress, tattooed on the upper arm in a stippled dotwork style.
Skull in feathered headdress on upper arm
Realism tattoo of a lion wearing a feathered headdress, with blue eyes and red face paint, on the forearm.
Lion in feathered headdress on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman in a winged headdress and beaded necklaces, holding a snake, on the side of a torso.
Egyptian-style woman with snake on side
Two neo-trad thigh tattoos in colour: a sugar skull cat wreathed in red roses and flowers, and a cat wearing a feathered headdress.
Two cat tattoos on the thighs
Close photo of a fine line black tattoo of a hand and a profile face with closed eyes on a limb, with a shaded black and grey woman in a headdress tattoo below.
Fine line profile and hand with black and grey figure
Black and grey pencil drawing of a skull in profile wearing a layered feather headdress, shown as a flash design on a white background.
Skull in feathered headdress in profile
Watercolour and ink drawing of a skull wearing a colourful feathered headdress, shown as a design with no body placement.
Feathered headdress skull in watercolour
Two arms covered in traditional-style tattoos, including a panther head, a feathered headdress, a skull, a snake and roses, placed on the forearms and upper arms.
Traditional sleeves with panther, skull and snake
Black linework drawing of a woman with long wavy hair, wearing a lion head headdress, earrings and beaded necklaces, as a fine line tattoo design.
Woman with lion headdress line drawing
Black and grey realism back tattoo of a woman in an ornate headdress, with lotus flowers, blossoms, a sun and musical notes around her.
Woman in ornate headdress and lotus flowers across a back
Black and grey realism drawing of a skull wearing a feathered headdress, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Realistic skull with feathered headdress design
Black and grey traditional tattoos of Anubis holding an ankh and an Egyptian woman with arms raised, both on the forearms, with a winged scarab above.
Anubis and Egyptian woman on forearms
Black and grey traditional flash sheet of skulls, an eagle, a reaper, a pigeon, a deer head, a sun, and two feathered headdresses, with no placement shown.
Traditional flash sheet in black and grey
Pencil sketch of a woman wearing a wolf head headdress, with a triangle on her forehead and braided hair, drawn as a tattoo design.
Wolf headdress woman pencil sketch
Traditional style tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a feathered headdress, with an animal head below, on the inner forearm.
Feathered headdress woman on a forearm
Traditional-style tattoo of the goddess Kali with a third eye and protruding tongue, wearing a skull necklace, on the upper arm.
Kali goddess with skull necklace on an arm
Blue ink drawing of a pin-up woman in a feathered headdress with peacock feathers, a fringed bodice and a fishnet glove, in a neo-traditional style.
Pin-up woman with peacock feathers
Line drawing of a skull wearing a feathered headdress with two arrows, shown in cream linework on a black background.
Skull in feathered headdress with arrows
Colour realism tattoo on the back of a woman's profile inside an outline map of Africa, with a beaded necklace and white and red headdress.
Woman in profile within a map of Africa
Black and grey ornamental tattoos of an elephant and a cat in decorative headdresses, covering the outer thigh.
Elephant and cat thigh tattoos
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing the jackal-headed Anubis, an ankh pendant and two Egyptian faces, one with a headdress.
Anubis and pharaoh portraits on a forearm
Black and grey Buddha face tattoo covering a person's back, with clouds, two praying monks and cloud work extending onto the upper arms.
Buddha face and monks across a back
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of an elephant head wearing a jewelled headdress with teal leaves, placed on the outer thigh.
Elephant head with jewelled headdress on thigh
Three-panel photo of a neo-traditional horse tattoo with a feathered headdress and red accents on the upper arm.
Horse with feather headdress on an upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a woman in a feathered headdress holding a tomahawk, with red flowers below, on an upper arm.
Feathered headdress woman with flowers on an upper arm
Red pencil drawing on tracing paper of a figure wearing a tall ornate headdress and tinted sunglasses, with one hand raised near the mouth, shown as a possible tattoo design.
Red pencil sketch of a headdressed figure in sunglasses
Black and grey sleeve tattoo on a forearm and upper arm showing a woman in profile wearing a feathered headdress, with stars, leaves and a dagger around her.
Profile portrait and stars on a full sleeve
Script reading The heart of an Indian beside a profile headdress tattoo on the lower back, mostly black and grey with small red accents.
Script lettering and feathered headdress on back
Detailed black ink drawing on paper of an Anubis figure with skulls, snakes, bat wings, an ankh and lotus flowers, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Anubis with skulls and lotus flash design
Red pencil sketch of a woman's face with closed eyes, a feathered headdress and roses, drawn as a tattoo design on a sketchbook page.
Woman with feather headdress and roses sketch
Black and grey pharaoh portrait tattoos with striped nemes headdresses on two forearms, with the hands clasped together.
Pharaoh portraits on two forearms
Watercolour-style drawing of a feathered headdress in black, grey, teal and red washes, shown in profile on a cream background.
Feathered headdress watercolour design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion wearing a feathered headdress, shown from two angles on the side of the ribs.
Lion in feather headdress on ribs
Black ink tattoo of a stylised doll with a patterned headdress and flowers on the inside of a forearm.
Doll with flowers on a forearm
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing a woman in a feathered headdress with a wolf above her head, drawn in neo-traditional style with red accents.
Woman with wolf headdress design sketch
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a skull wearing a feathered headdress, covering most of a person's back.
Feathered skull headdress across a back
Pencil drawing of a skull wearing a feathered headdress with beaded strings, shaded in black and grey on grey paper, suitable as a tattoo design reference.
Skull in feathered headdress drawing
Black and grey Traditional style tattoo of a winged Egyptian-style figure seated on the chest, with wings spread and a feather headdress.
Winged Egyptian figure on the chest
Large black and grey traditional back tattoo of a pin-up style woman in a feathered headdress holding a staff and shield, surrounded by roses and flowers.
Feathered pin-up and roses across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of an owl, a skull wearing a feathered headdress and a wolf across the shoulder and upper arm.
Owl, skull and wolf on an upper arm
Black and white flash design of a skull wearing a feathered headdress above two crossed axes, with no body placement shown.
Skull in feather headdress with crossed axes