Ribs tattoo ideas

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Black and grey dotwork griffin with outstretched wings, surrounded by leafy vines, tattooed on the side of a person's ribs.
Griffin with foliage on the side ribs
Black linework sun with dotted hanging chains and drop motifs tattooed on the side of the ribs, with a grey top lifted above it.
Sun with dotted hanging chain on ribs
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
Black and grey serpent tattoo with dotwork shading and frilled fins, coiling from the shoulder down the side of the ribs.
Large serpent coiling down the ribs
Black blackwork and dotwork lace-style scrollwork with soft pink watercolour flowers, tattooed on the side ribs.
Black lace scrollwork and pink flowers on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork seahorse tattoo with a mandala flower on the side of a person's ribs.
Seahorse with mandala flower on ribs
Small black and grey dotwork tattoo of overlapping crescent moons on the side of a ribcage.
Overlapping crescent moons on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork bear head tattoo with geometric shading on the side of the ribs.
Geometric bear head on the ribs
Black and grey peony tattoo with leaves and a line of script across the ribs, shaded in a botanical style with dotwork.
Peonies and script on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a kidney with its blood vessels and the Greek words for one life, on the side of a torso.
Kidney with Greek text on the ribs
Black line tattoo of two lungs and a windpipe on a person's side ribs, with hatched dotwork on the left lung and geometric triangles on the right.
Anatomical lungs on the ribs
Black ink tattoo on the side of the body showing a crescent moon with clouds, sun rays and a wave, in fine line and stippled dotwork.
Moon, sun and wave on the side
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a palm tree on a small stippled island, placed on the side of the ribs.
Palm tree on a small island on the ribs
Black ink botanical tattoo of a small bird perched on a stem with a poppy and a rose-like bloom, drawn in fine line with dotwork shading, on the side of the torso.
Bird and poppy on a side body
Black ink tattoo of a sun with a serene face, curling rays and dotted stipple, plus a small star, on the side of the ribs.
Sun face with swirling dotted rays on ribs
Black and grey hamsa hand tattoo with a realistic eye and ornamental dotwork detailing, placed on the side of the ribs.
Hamsa hand with an eye on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a humpback whale filled with floral mandala patterns, on the side of the torso.
Whale with floral pattern on the side
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a hamsa hand with an eye, flowers and dotted detail, on the side of a person's ribs, with partial Latin script below.
Hamsa hand with eye on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with radiating petal shapes on the side of a person's ribs, photographed in black and white.
Dotwork mandala tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork and geometric whale tattoo on the side of the ribs, with the tail breaking up into scattered triangles.
Geometric whale on the ribs
Black and grey geometric tattoo of circles, a triangle and dots along the ribs of a woman seated on rock.
Geometric circles and triangles on ribs
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a mandala, lotus and stylised birds across a person's torso and thigh, photographed in low light.
Blackwork mandala and lotus across torso and thigh
Fine line and dotwork starburst tattoo in black ink on the side of the ribs, with soft shadow across the skin.
Small starburst on the side of the ribs
Black and grey traditional hamsa hand tattoo with an eye and mandala flowers across the ribs of a torso, with a white top lifted above it.
Hamsa hand tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey realistic bee tattoo with red honeycomb lines and dotted stems on the side of the ribs.
Bee and honeycomb on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on the left ribs of a person lying on a white bed, wearing black underwear.
Mandala tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey traditional dotwork tattoo of a stylised cat with floral patterns, placed on the side of the ribs.
Ornamental cat on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork and blackwork wolf head with a feathered crest, snarling with bared fangs, tattooed on the side of a torso over the ribs.
Snarling wolf with feathered crest on ribs
Black and grey mandala-style flower tattoo with dotwork detail on the side of a torso, near the ribs.
Mandala flower tattoo on the side of the torso
Black and grey geometric mandala with dotwork shading on a person's ribs, beside a colourful bird tattoo on the upper arm.
Geometric mandala tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey paw print tattoo filled with lace-like lattice and mandala patterns, with dotwork dangles, on the side of the ribs.
Ornamental paw print on the side ribs
Tattoo of an ornate hamsa hand with a teal eye at its centre, drawn in dotted and patterned detail on the side of a ribcage.
Hamsa hand with eye on the ribs
Black and grey lotus flower tattoo with overlapping circles and dotted triangles below it, placed on the ribs.
Lotus flower with geometric triangles on ribs
Black and grey ornamental mandala tattoos on an upper arm, forearm and side of the ribs, with a person in a bikini standing in clear shallow water.
Ornamental mandala tattoos on arm and ribs
Black and grey elephant tattoo with an ornate patterned body and raised trunk, placed on the side of the ribs.
Ornate elephant on the ribs
Side view of a person in a maroon bikini top showing a small grey dotwork tattoo of a circular symbol on the ribs, with a beach behind.
Circular dotwork symbol on the side ribs
Black and grey geometric flamingo tattoo with dotwork shading on the side of the ribs.
Geometric flamingo on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork and engraved tattoo of a hand holding a quill above a faceted icosahedron, placed on the side of the ribs.
Quill hand above a geometric d20
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork rings and petal shapes on the side of a person's ribs.
Mandala tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the side of the ribs, with a person lying on grey bed linen.
Mandala tattoo on the side ribs
Fine line constellation tattoo of small dots joined by dotted lines in a V shape, on the side of the ribs.
Fine line constellation tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey photo of a woman with fine line script lettering on her inner forearm and a dotted constellation tattoo on her ribs below the bust.
Script forearm tattoo and dotted constellation
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of a geometric rose, arrows and triangles stacked vertically along the ribs.
Geometric rose and arrows down the ribs
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of a mountain range, pine trees and a small circle sun on the side of the ribs.
Mountain range with pine trees on ribs
Black ink dragonfly tattoo with dotwork wing patterns and geometric triangles on the side of the ribs.
Dragonfly with geometric dotwork on ribs
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with diamond accents on a woman's upper stomach below a black lace bralette, with a smaller ornament on the chest.
Dotwork mandala tattoo below a bra line
Black and grey swallow tattoo with lace-patterned wings in blackwork style, placed on the side of the ribs.
Lace-patterned swallow on the ribs
Black and grey lion face tattoo framed by mandala-style ornament and a small crown, placed on the side of the ribs.
Lion with mandala ornament on ribs