Headdress tattoo ideas

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

What will it cost? Try the tattoo cost calculator
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
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
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
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 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
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
Black and grey pharaoh portrait tattoos with striped nemes headdresses on two forearms, with the hands clasped together.
Pharaoh portraits on two forearms
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
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 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 grey realism tattoo of a skull wearing a feathered headdress, covering the side of a thigh and hip.
Skull in feathered headdress on a thigh
Full-colour realism tattoo of an older man in a red and beaded feathered headdress, with a braid and layered beaded necklaces, on an upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic portrait with feather headdress on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an Egyptian pharaoh mask with a striped nemes headdress on the upper arm.
Pharaoh death mask tattoo on upper arm
Realism black and grey tattoo of a man in a feathered headdress and beaded necklaces, on the calf, shown from two angles.
Feathered headdress portrait on a calf
Realistic black and grey portrait of a man in a feathered headdress, shown in profile, set within a geometric mandala tattooed across a back and shoulder.
Feathered portrait with geometric mandala on back
Black and grey realism tattoo of an Aztec-style skull in a headdress, with a sun stone above and a stepped pyramid below, on a forearm.
Aztec skull and pyramid on a forearm
Black and white photo of a pair of raised legs with a shaded skull tattoo on the right thigh and an ornate scroll and banner design on the left thigh.
Skull and scrollwork tattoos on thighs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull in profile wearing a feathered headdress, placed on the calf.
Skull in feathered headdress on a calf
Two black and grey profile tattoos on the backs of hands, one showing a man in a feathered headdress and one showing a woman with a feather headband.
Matching profile portraits on the backs of hands
Black and grey realism tattoo of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha with an ornate headdress on the back of a hand, holding two black pencils.
Ganesha tattoo on the back of a hand
Colour realism tattoo of a man in a feathered headdress and beaded necklace, on the upper arm.
Feathered headdress portrait on upper arm
Black and grey realism chest tattoo of a snarling wolf head flanked by two figures in feathered headdresses, one a portrait and one a skull, on a man's chest.
Wolf with headdress portraits on chest
Colour realism tattoo of a woman in an ornate headdress and draped veil, placed on the outer thigh.
Ornate woman portrait on a thigh
Black and grey realism style elephant head with a jewelled headdress and lotus flower on a thigh, set on a dotted mandala.
Elephant and lotus on a thigh
Colour realism tattoo of a woman in a white headdress with closed eyes beside a tiger, on a calf, being worked on by a tattooist in blue gloves.
Realism portrait with tiger on a calf
Realistic tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a seated figure in a headdress within a circular carved stone frame with glyphs, in brown and grey tones.
Carved stone seated figure on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of an older man with red face paint and a feathered headdress, on the upper arm.
Realistic portrait of a man in feathered headdress
Colour realism tattoo of a gold pharaoh mask with pyramids, Anubis, a scarab beetle and Egyptian figures across an upper arm.
Egyptian pharaoh and scarab on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with feathers and a pipe, covering a forearm.
Feathered portrait on a forearm
Realism colour tattoo of an older man in a red and beaded headdress and necklace, covering the upper arm.
Realistic portrait of an older man in headdress
Black and grey realism tattoo of a seated winged Egyptian figure in a headdress, spread across the centre of the chest.
Winged Egyptian figure on chest
Black and grey realism tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing a falcon head, the Eye of Horus, a queen's portrait and a pharaoh's face.
Egyptian themed sleeve with falcon and Eye of Horus
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman in profile wearing an ornate Egyptian-style headdress, on the upper arm.
Realism portrait of a woman in a headdress on upper arm
Realism sleeve tattoo on a forearm showing a wolf head at the top, a tiger face in the middle and a rose near the wrist, in black and grey shading.
Wolf, tiger and rose forearm sleeve
Realistic colour tattoo of a woman in a feathered headdress resting her hand on her chin, with an owl below, on the outer thigh.
Headdress portrait and owl on thigh
Black and grey realism style flash design of a skull wearing a feather headdress, with a rope, banner and arrow below, not shown on skin.
Skull in feather headdress with banner
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman in a feathered headdress on the ribs, with grey rose tattoos visible on the upper arm above.
Feathered headdress portrait on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of an Egyptian pharaoh with a striped nemes headdress and wings on a forearm, with a gold watch on the wrist.
Pharaoh portrait and wings on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull wearing an ornate feathered headdress across the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull in feather headdress on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman in a feathered headdress flanked by two cats, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Woman portrait with feathered headdress on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face framed by a wolf's head headdress, with a feathered braid and small red face marks, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Wolf headdress woman portrait on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate carnival mask with feathers across the upper arm and shoulder.
Ornate carnival mask with feathers on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a wolf head wearing feathers above a woman with face paint and a beaded necklace.
Wolf and woman portrait on an upper arm sleeve
Colour realism tattoo of a horned, dark-headdressed woman with green eyes and red lips on the thigh, set against a pink smoky background.
Horned character portrait on thigh