Tribal pattern tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey tribal tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, with bold chevrons, bands and a sunburst motif.
Tribal shoulder and arm sleeve in black
Black and white photo of a full arm sleeve tattoo in blackwork and dotwork, with spirals and triangular geometric bands running from the shoulder to the forearm.
Full arm tribal sleeve in blackwork
Black and grey Polynesian-style tattoo of a turtle with geometric bands on the upper arm and shoulder.
Polynesian turtle tattoo on upper arm
Black ink Polynesian-style tattoo of a bird and circular patterns covering the shoulder and upper arm of a woman seen from behind.
Polynesian-style bird tattoo on shoulder and upper arm
Black ink tribal sleeve tattoo with bold geometric bands and chevrons covering a man's shoulder and upper arm, shown in profile against a dark stone wall.
Tribal black ink sleeve on shoulder and arm
Black and grey photo of a bold blackwork tribal tattoo covering a shoulder and upper arm, with a swirl and chevron bands.
Bold tribal band on a shoulder
Three views of a black dotwork tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm, with chevrons, diamonds and arched mandala bands in a geometric style.
Dotwork geometric shoulder and upper arm tattoo
Black Polynesian-style tribal tattoo covering a bent upper arm and the back of the shoulder, shown from behind against a plain wall.
Polynesian tribal sleeve on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey Polynesian tribal sleeve tattoo covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm, with woven and geometric bands.
Polynesian tribal sleeve on upper arm and forearm
Black tribal tattoo in Polynesian style covering the upper arm, shoulder and chest of a bare-chested man against a dark background.
Polynesian tribal shoulder and chest 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
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
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 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 ink Polynesian tribal sleeve tattoo covering a man's upper arm and shoulder, with bold solid bands and geometric patterns.
Polynesian tribal full arm sleeve
Black and grey Celtic cross tattoo with tribal scrollwork and a sun motif across the upper arm and shoulder.
Celtic cross and tribal sleeve on upper arm
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
Black and grey ornamental half sleeve covering the shoulder and upper arm, with a dotwork mandala medallion at its centre.
Ornamental half sleeve on shoulder and upper arm
Black tribal blackwork sleeve tattoo with bold geometric bands and chevrons covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Polynesian tribal arm sleeve
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
Three-panel photo of a man's shoulder, chest and upper arm with a bold black blackwork geometric tattoo of triangles, spikes and chevrons, with a zigzag line continuing down the forearm.
Blackwork geometric shoulder and arm piece