Spiral tattoo ideas

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Black tribal tattoos cover a bare back and both shoulders, with spiral motifs on the upper back and a symmetrical panel across the lower back.
Tribal back and shoulder tattoos
Black tribal tattoo of a sun motif with triangular and spiral patterns covering the upper arm and shoulder of a person in a red vest top.
Polynesian sun tribal on upper arm
Bold black tribal tattoo with a large spiral and an interlocking knot band across the upper arm and shoulder.
Tribal swirl and band on upper arm
Black outline tattoo of an elephant with its trunk raised, decorated with spirals, on a shoulder.
Elephant with raised trunk on shoulder
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a haunted house, bats, a bare twisted tree and a yellow moon across a person's shoulder and upper arm.
Haunted house and bats on shoulder
Black tribal tattoo covering a man's shoulder and upper arm, with solid black circles, spirals and bands on lighter skin.
Black tribal shoulder and upper arm tattoo
Black tribal spiral designs with curling patterns shown as armbands and shoulder pieces over grey body silhouettes.
Tribal spiral armband designs on body silhouettes
Black tribal sleeve tattoo with spirals, chevrons and triangles covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Polynesian-style tribal sleeve on upper arm
Solid black tribal tattoo with a sun face on the chest, extending over the shoulder and down the arm to the wrist, shown on a shirtless man.
Tribal sun chest piece and arm sleeve
Black and grey tribal swirl tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm of a shirtless person, photographed from behind.
Tribal swirl tattoo on shoulder and upper arm
Black ink Sanskrit script, om symbols and a dotwork mandala across a man's chest and shoulder, with more tattooing on the upper arm.
Sanskrit mantra chest and mandala shoulder piece
Black tribal tattoo in a bold Polynesian-inspired pattern covering the shoulder, upper arm and upper chest of a man.
Tribal black sleeve across shoulder and chest
Bold black tribal sun design with spirals and a stylised face covering the upper back and shoulder blade.
Tribal sun design on a shoulder blade
Black tribal sleeve tattoo with a stylised face motif and swirling bands covering a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Tribal face sleeve on upper arm
Close view of a bold black tribal swirl tattoo across a woman's upper back and shoulder blade, with her blonde hair tied up and a cream top strap visible.
Black tribal swirl on a shoulder
Black tribal-style sleeve tattoo covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm, with spiral and band patterns in solid black ink.
Tribal-style black sleeve on arm and shoulder
Colour tattoo of a spiral shell in blue, purple and pink on a person's shoulder blade, with bold dark outlines.
Spiral shell on a shoulder
Black and grey pentagram set within a crescent moon with spiral ornaments, tattooed on a shoulder.
Pentagram and crescent moon with swirls on a shoulder
Black tribal blackwork tattoo covering a man's shoulder and upper arm, with circles, spirals and triangles in solid black ink.
Tribal blackwork shoulder and upper arm piece
Black tribal tattoo with a large spiral and knotwork band across a man's upper arm and shoulder, shown in a close side view.
Tribal arm and shoulder tattoo
Black tribal-style tattoo with red accents covering the shoulder, upper arm and chest of a shirtless man.
Tribal sleeve and chest piece with red accents
Black knotwork tattoo of two interlaced animals with spiral details across the upper back, with a black triangular design on the shoulder.
Interlaced beast knotwork on a back
Black and grey tribal geometric tattoo across a shoulder and upper back, with linework that appears pale against dark skin.
Tribal patterned shoulder and upper back
Three views of a solid black Polynesian-style tribal tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm of a man's arm.
Polynesian tribal sleeve on shoulder and upper arm
Man seen from behind with a black and grey full back tattoo of two shaded ram horns over tribal bands across the shoulders, upper arms and lower back.
Full back tattoo with ram horns and tribal bands
Black and grey tribal sun with a face and bands of spiral and triangle patterns covering a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Sun face tribal upper arm tattoo
Black and grey tattoo of a wolf head and interlaced knotwork covering a man's shoulder and upper arm, in a Norse-style design.
Wolf and knotwork shoulder and arm tattoo
Black tribal swirl tattoo with grey shading across the upper arm and shoulder.
Tribal swirl tattoo on upper arm
Two photographs: a colour spiral galaxy tattoo on the back of a hand in blue and orange, and a black and grey dotwork galaxy with a pink core on a shoulder.
Spiral galaxy tattoos on a hand and a shoulder
Black ink blackwork tribal sleeve of spirals and triangles covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Tribal arm sleeve with spirals
Bold black tribal tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, with spirals, triangles and a hexagon pattern.
Black tribal sleeve on upper arm and shoulder
Traditional style tattoo of a brass diving helmet on a jellyfish body with the letter N, surrounded by shells on the upper arm and shoulder.
Diving helmet jellyfish on upper arm
Black tribal-style swirl tattoo with a small turtle across a person's upper back and along the spine, shown in a sepia photograph.
Tribal swirl back tattoo with turtle
Full arm sleeve in black geometric blackwork on a man's arm and shoulder, with a sun-like mandala on the shoulder and spiral patterns down to the wrist.
Geometric black sleeve on arm and shoulder
Black and grey tribal blackwork sleeve tattoo covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm, with a geometric mandala on the shoulder and a chest piece.
Tribal blackwork sleeve on a man's arm
Black tribal sleeve tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, with spirals, triangles and bold curved bands.
Tribal blackwork sleeve on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey Polynesian style tribal sleeve covering a man's upper arm and shoulder, with bold black bands and shaded geometric panels.
Polynesian style full arm sleeve
Realism style Halloween sleeve tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder, showing a skull-faced character, carved jack-o-lanterns, a bare tree and snowflakes in mostly grey shading with coloured pumpkins.
Halloween sleeve with skull character and pumpkins
Black and grey photograph of a full tribal-style sleeve in bold swirling linework covering a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Tribal-style sleeve on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey ornamental half sleeve tattoo with paisley and mandala motifs, shaded with dotwork, covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Ornamental half sleeve on shoulder and upper arm
Black tribal sleeve tattoo with spirals and triangular patterns covering the shoulder and upper arm of a shirtless man.
Tribal sleeve across shoulder and upper arm