Tribal tattoo ideas

556 photos and flash · 54% Blackwork, 9% Geometric · Upper arm most common

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Black tribal-style phoenix design with outstretched flame-shaped wings and a tail of flames, drawn in solid black ink on white paper.
Tribal phoenix in flames
Black tribal-style anchor design with ornamental swirls and sharp blade-like points, shown as a drawing with no body part visible.
Tribal anchor design
Black tribal-style flash design showing two turtles, a gecko, a lizard and a small spiral motif on a white background.
Tribal turtles, gecko and lizard flash sheet
Pencil drawing of an open lily with shaded petals and a bold black swirling vine, shown as a botanical tattoo design with no body placement.
Lily with swirling vine design
Four tribal-style playing card suit designs, a spade, heart, diamond and club, drawn in black and red on a white background.
Tribal playing card suit designs
Pencil drawing of an ornate tribal-style cross tattoo design with spiked points and scrollwork, shown without a body placement.
Tribal-style cross design in pencil
Black tribal-style dragon design with a flared head and sweeping tail wrapping around an open circle, drawn in bold solid linework on a white background.
Tribal dragon coiling around a circle
Bold black tribal-style design on a white background, with swirling flame-like shapes and a heart-like curl at the top.
Bold black tribal design
Black ink tribal-style drawing of a howling wolf head in profile on a white background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Howling wolf tribal design
Black tribal-style wolf design with blue flame trails and a swirl at its centre, drawn on a plain white background.
Tribal wolf with blue flames
Glossy purple heart inside a black tribal flame outline with a purple glow, shown as a design on a white background.
Purple heart with black tribal flames
Black tribal tattoo design of a pentagram inside a sun motif, flanked by spiked wings, shown on a white background.
Winged pentagram tribal design
Black tribal-style rose tattoo design drawn in bold solid linework on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Tribal rose design
Solid black tribal-style biohazard symbol on a white background, drawn as a bold stencil-like flash design with no body placement shown.
Tribal biohazard symbol design
Black tribal tattoo design sheet showing a sun-face motif, two bands with swirling patterns, and a small lizard-like figure, with red arrows marking two areas.
Tribal sun and band designs
Flash sheet of gold, silver and teal metallic temporary tattoo designs, including arrows, feathers, chevrons, a triangle and the word love.
Metallic temporary tattoo sheet with arrows and feathers
Black tribal flash sheet of stacked bands with carved-style tiki faces and interlocking swirls, shown on white paper with no tattoo placement.
Tribal pattern flash sheet with tiki faces
Tattoo design of two red roses framed by black tribal shapes and grey swirls on a white background.
Red roses with black tribal design
Solid black tribal bat design with spiked, swirling wings and a pointed lower tail, shown on a plain white background.
Tribal bat design
Black tribal flash design of two dragons with outstretched wings forming a heart, with a small rose at the base.
Tribal dragons forming a heart with a rose
Black tribal-style dragon head beside a yin yang symbol, with sweeping black lines, shown as a flat design on a white background.
Tribal dragon and yin yang design
Black and white tribal design of a snake with its mouth open, showing fangs and a forked tongue, set against swirling blackwork flame shapes; drawn design with no body placement shown.
Tribal snake design
Black tribal-style panther design with flowing curved lines, clawed paws and a curled tail, shown on a white background as a flash drawing.
Tribal panther design, black silhouette
Black tribal-style bird design with spread wings and a tail of pointed plumes, shown as flash on a white background.
Tribal bird with spread wings
Hand-drawn tribal wolf head design in black ink with purple and pink shading, drawn on lined notebook paper.
Tribal wolf head design
Black tribal-style shark design drawn in solid black linework and swirl patterns on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Tribal shark tattoo design
Two mirrored black tribal designs on a white background, with bold swirling shapes, spiky edges and fine patterned detail, shown as flash for a sleeve.
Pair of black tribal sleeve designs
Black tribal-style design of a woman with flowing hair entwined with a winged dragon, drawn in bold solid linework on a white background.
Tribal woman and dragon design
Pencil drawing of a tribal and knotwork emblem design with a central diamond motif, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper with no body part visible.
Tribal knotwork emblem tattoo design
Black tribal-style wolf head design in solid black ink on white, with three small stars trailing below it.
Tribal wolf head with three stars
Tribal-style tattoo design of a gothic cross with a cyan-highlighted centre and dark tribal flame motifs on each side, shown on a white background.
Gothic cross with tribal flames design
Black tribal swirl design on a white background, with tapered curved shapes that form a looping, abstract motif.
Black tribal swirl design
Black and white tribal design of two dragons forming a yin yang circle, drawn as a tattoo flash style illustration with no body part shown.
Yin yang dragons in black and white
Pencil sketch of an ornate cross with feathered angel wings on either side, shaded in grey, drawn as a tattoo design.
Ornate winged cross pencil design
Solid black tribal flame design on a white background, shown as a flash drawing rather than on skin.
Black tribal flame design
Black tribal flash design of a turtle with spiral and wave patterns, set along a long curved band, with no body placement shown.
Tribal turtle design in a curved band
Solid black tribal dragon design with interlocking knotwork body and swirling tail, shown on a white background as a flash drawing.
Tribal dragon design
Sheet of twelve black tribal-style zodiac designs on white, including a ram, bull, crab, lion, scales and goat, in flowing swirled linework.
Twelve tribal zodiac designs in black
Black and white flash sheet of Polynesian-style tribal bands and face motifs with spirals, sawtooth edges and bold solid shapes, shown as designs rather than on skin.
Polynesian-style tribal design sheet in black
Black tribal and Celtic knotwork design of a six-pointed star with a braided circle at its centre, shown on a plain white background.
Six-pointed tribal and knotwork star design
Black ink tribal-style turtle design drawn on white paper, with bold swirling lines forming the shell and a simple eye on the head.
Tribal turtle line drawing
Black and grey drawing of a winged skull with tribal swirls and ink splatter, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Winged skull with tribal swirls
Black and grey pencil drawing of a Polynesian-style tribal tattoo design with a sun motif, bands of triangles and zigzags, shown on a sketchbook page.
Polynesian-style tribal sleeve design
Two black tribal-style owl designs on a white background, one perched with wings folded and one with wings spread, both in a Polynesian-inspired blackwork style.
Tribal owls, perched and spread-winged
Flash sheet of ten black tribal-style heart designs on a white background, each built from swirls, dots and linework, with no body placement shown.
Ten tribal heart designs on a flash sheet
Black tribal phoenix design with flame-like spread wings and a small bird head at the centre, shown as a standalone drawing with no body placement.
Tribal phoenix with spread wings
Black tribal-style dragon design coiled in a circle on a white background, drawn as a flash with no body placement shown.
Coiled tribal dragon design
Green tribal-style line drawing of a cat face with swirling bold strokes, shown as a flat design on a white background.
Tribal cat face design