Ribcage tattoo ideas

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Colourful neo-trad tattoo of a skeleton with a glowing skull and heart across the upper arm and shoulder.
Skeleton and skull on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a skeletal fox skull inside an orange ring, with green leaves and sprigs, on the arm.
Skeletal fox skull and sprig on the arm
Black fine line geometric tattoo of arrows and diamond shapes along the side of a ribcage, with long curly hair falling beside it.
Geometric arrow tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hooded bird with a visible ribcage perched on a clock, on the back of a calf.
Hooded bird with ribcage on a clock on a calf
Realistic colour tattoo of a ribcage bursting through pink flesh on the top of a foot, with blue bones and dark shadowed tissue.
Ribcage tearing through skin on the foot
Black and grey pencil drawing of a ribcage shaped into a heart, with the words HERE LIES THE BONES OF A BROKEN HEART across the centre, shown as a tattoo design.
Ribcage heart with lettering
Black and grey line drawing of a ribcage with roses and leaves beneath a sunburst, with the word Virgo and a short quote, shown as a tattoo design.
Ribcage and roses with Virgo lettering
Black line drawing of a ribcage with two hands with long nails covering the centre of the chest, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Ribcage with hands over the chest
Two colour tattoos on a person's thighs: a ribcage wrapped in orange and blue flowers on the left, and an anatomical heart filled with a forest and sunset landscape on the right, in a neo-traditional
Ribcage with flowers and a landscape heart on thighs
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design showing a ribcage, pelvis and winged insect with a flower and leaves, drawn in fine linework with no body placement shown.
Ribcage, pelvis and insect design
Coloured illustration of a skeletal mermaid with a skull, flowing hair and fishbone tail, holding an open shell with a pearl, drawn as a tattoo design.
Skeletal mermaid holding a shell
Small dark tattoo on the side of the ribs of a woman wearing a grey sports bra and grey shorts, with her hands on her hips.
Small tattoo on the ribs in a grey sports bra
Black ink flash drawing of an anatomical ribcage and shoulder blade, a pelvis, a rose and a winged grasshopper, with no placement on skin shown.
Ribcage, pelvis and rose with insect design
Black ink sketch of a ribcage with a flower, a pelvis, an insect wing and a spine decorated with a bird, blossom and mushrooms, drawn as a tattoo design.
Ribcage, pelvis and spine with flora and fauna
A large black and grey biomechanical ribcage tattoo with laced corset details and scrollwork across a woman's bare back.
Biomechanical ribcage back piece
Traditional style tattoo of a snarling skeletal wolf with a bold black outline and red tongue, across the side of a torso on the ribs.
Skeletal wolf on the ribs
Realistic black and grey ribcage tattoo with thin vines across the back of a hand, shading up towards the wrist.
Ribcage tattoo on the back of a hand
Painted design of a skeletal mermaid with a fishbone tail, holding a shell with a pearl, shown on a white background with no body placement visible.
Skeletal mermaid holding a shell
Colour tattoo of a ribcage, red rose, ear and red-winged moth on a forearm, set against a soft green wash.
Ribcage, rose and moth on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a dark beast skull above green-lit skulls and a ribcage, on a limb with a red blood-splash background.
Neo-trad skull creature with bones on a limb
Colour realism tattoo of a skeleton bride in a lace veil with red flowers, a ribcage and a moth, on an upper arm against a purple wash.
Skeleton bride with lace veil and red flowers on an upper
Black and grey skeletal dragon tattoo with ribbed wings and a long curled tail, across the outer thigh.
Skeletal dragon on a thigh
Black and grey sugar skull tattoo of a skeletal figure with a flower headpiece and ribcage, shaded across the upper arm.
Sugar skull figure with flowers on upper arm
Black and grey neo-traditional bat tattoo with lace wings, a skeletal ribcage and a crescent moon across the upper chest and shoulders.
Bat with lace wings across chest
Realistic 3D skeletal ribcage tattoo across the back of a hand and fingers, shaded in grey with dark blue shadows.
Skeletal ribcage tattoo across the hand