Tribal pattern tattoo ideas

263 photos and flash · 51% Blackwork, 24% Geometric · Upper arm most common

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Black tribal patterned tattoo covering a man's chest, shoulder, upper arm and ribs, with bold swirls and geometric shapes.
Tribal patterned chest, shoulder and arm tattoo
Black ink Polynesian tribal tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, with spirals, triangles and diamond bands on bare skin.
Polynesian tribal tattoo across shoulder and upper arm
Seated man seen from behind with a large black tribal design across his back and coloured sleeves on both upper arms and forearms.
Tribal back piece with arm sleeves
Black blackwork-style turtle tattoo with spiral markings on a leg, with water droplets on the skin and tribal-style swirls above it.
Spiral turtle design on a leg
Black blackwork tattoo of a crescent with a small dragon head near the hairline, sitting behind a person's ear with a silver hoop earring.
Dragon and crescent tattoo behind the ear
Shirtless torso with black script lettering across the chest, an eagle on the upper chest and neck, and tribal-style blackwork on the shoulder and upper arm.
Script lettering, eagle and tribal chest and arm tattoos
Black and grey drawing of a skull filled with bold tribal patterns, spirals and woven shapes, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Tribal-patterned skull design
Black tribal-style octopus design with swirling tentacles and dot details on a plain white background, shown as a drawn design rather than on skin.
Tribal-style octopus design
Bold black blackwork owl tattoo with ornate patterned eyes and wings, placed on the ankle and lower leg of a bare foot on a wooden floor.
Tribal owl tattoo on a lower leg
Black and grey blackwork tribal band tattoo running down the side of a hip, beside a navel and above lace underwear.
Tribal band tattoo on a hip
Black and grey Polynesian-style tribal tattoo with spirals and triangles wrapping the upper arm, with stippled dotwork shading.
Polynesian-style tribal upper arm tattoo
Black and grey tribal tattoo with bold spirals and chevron fill covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Tribal spiral piece on shoulder and upper arm
Four black tribal-style sea turtles, three with hibiscus flowers in their shells, tattooed on a calf in blackwork style.
Four tribal sea turtles on a calf
Bold black and white tribal-style tiger head drawing facing forward, with heavy solid linework on the stripes, brow and muzzle.
Tribal tiger head design
Black tribal-style tattoo covering the chest, shoulder and upper arm, with a greyscale realistic panel of stars and a figure on the upper arm and a geometric band on the forearm.
Tribal chest, shoulder and arm sleeve
Purple rose tattoo framed by black tribal linework on the forearm.
Purple rose with tribal pattern on forearm
Black and grey blackwork band tattoo on the inner forearm, with a large spiral and chevron and zigzag patterns.
Polynesian-style band with spiral on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of South America filled with ornamental patterns and a flower of life design, on the side of the ribs.
South America map with ornamental pattern on ribs
Large black tribal-style back tattoo with bold geometric bands and circular motifs, shown on a woman's bare back seen from behind.
Tribal back tattoo with circular motifs
Black and grey tribal ornamental tattoo across a person's lower back and hip, photographed from behind with jeans visible at the waistband.
Tribal ornamental tattoo across lower back
Black tribal-style dragonfly design with swirling Polynesian-inspired patterns filling the wings, shown on a white background.
Tribal dragonfly design
Black tribal-style rampant lion tattoo with a flowing mane and raised paw, centred on the upper back.
Tribal rampant lion on the upper back
Black blackwork tattoo of a tribal-patterned sea turtle on the lower leg, with solid fins and a patterned shell.
Tribal sea turtle on a lower leg
Black and grey lizard tattoo with ornamental patterns covering a forearm, with the hand raised against a white fluffy blanket.
Lizard and ornamental pattern on forearm
Black and grey tribal sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with a shaded palm tree against a sunset.
Palm tree and tribal bands on an upper arm
Black tribal-style sea turtle design with bold solid shapes, swirling motifs and patterned flippers on a white background.
Tribal sea turtle design
Black tattoo of a tribal band with spirals and chevron patterns wrapped around a forearm, resting on a dark towel.
Polynesian-style band tattoo on a forearm
Black tribal tattoo with a central turtle motif wrapping the upper arm and shoulder in a Polynesian-style blackwork design.
Polynesian turtle tribal on upper arm
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
Black tribal-style manta ray tattoo across a woman's upper back with a tail running down the spine and a turtle tattoo near the lower back.
Manta ray and turtle tattoos on a back
Blackwork tribal leg tattoo with three red hibiscus flowers running from the thigh to the calf of a woman standing on a beach.
Polynesian-style leg tattoo with red hibiscus flowers
Black and white drawing of a long S-curved shape filled with paisley and tribal ornament, shown on a plain white background with no body part visible.
Elongated paisley and tribal ornament design
Black and grey Polynesian-style tribal tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm, centred on a sea turtle with a star compass motif.
Polynesian turtle tattoo on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey blackwork Polynesian tribal tattoo covering the shoulder, upper arm and upper chest of a bare torso.
Polynesian tribal shoulder and arm sleeve
Black Polynesian-style tribal tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, with bold triangles, bands and fine hatched fills.
Polynesian tribal upper arm and shoulder
Black tribal-style sea turtle tattoo design with a spiral shell and patterned flippers, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Polynesian-style sea turtle design
Black tribal-style dragon design with spread wings, a segmented body and a barbed tail, shown as a drawing on a white background.
Tribal dragon with spread wings
Black ink drawing of a lion face with bold tribal patterns filling the mane, shown as a tattoo design on a tan background.
Lion face with tribal patterned mane
Black geometric tattoo of a heart filled with tribal bands and chevrons, placed on the upper arm of a woman in a black top.
Heart with tribal pattern on upper arm
Blackwork tribal bands of triangles and hatched lines on a forearm, with the hand resting under the chin beside it.
Geometric blackwork bands on a forearm
Black geometric band tattoo of triangles and chevrons wrapped around a forearm near the wrist, in blackwork style.
Geometric band tattoo around a forearm
Black and grey realistic skull tattoo covering the back of a hand, with a tribal pattern continuing up the forearm.
Shaded skull on the back of a hand
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a skull wearing a feathered headdress, covering the upper back.
Skull in feather headdress across a back
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
Three views of a bold black tribal tattoo covering a calf, with spirals, circular motifs and triangular bands on the skin.
Tribal pattern tattoo on a calf
Black tribal-style compass rose design with a patterned ring and central flower motif, drawn on a parchment background, with no body placement shown.
Compass rose design with tribal bands
Close view of a black blackwork tribal spiral tattoo in a circle on an arm, with a chalked hand resting beside it and further black tribal tattoos below.
Black tribal spiral circle on an arm
Black and white tribal-style flash design of a Mickey Mouse face, with ornate swirling patterns filling the ears, nose and mouth, and no placement on the body shown.
Tribal-style Mickey Mouse face design