Tribal tattoo ideas

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

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Black tribal-style dragon design with a curling tail, clawed feet and flame-like spines on a white background.
Tribal dragon design in solid black
Black line drawing of a tribal-style tattoo design across the shoulder blade and upper back of a sketched male figure seen from behind, with a katana hilt at the waist.
Tribal shoulder and back design sketch
Flash sheet of gold, silver and black metallic temporary tattoo designs, including feathers, a hamsa hand, chevrons, a cross, the word dream in an infinity loop and tribal bands.
Metallic temporary tattoo sheet with feathers and chevrons
Digital illustration of a skull covered in red tribal patterns, beside a vertical strip of skulls, crossbones and tribal flames on a dark textured background.
Tribal skull with red patterns and crossbones
Black tribal-style design of a winged horse head with flowing mane on a plain white background.
Tribal winged horse design
Black tribal-style design of a heart outline with two curled spiral motifs facing each other, shown as a drawing on a white background.
Tribal heart with twin spirals
Red tribal-style butterfly design with bold wings and the Greek letters delta, sigma and theta set between them, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Red tribal butterfly design with Greek letters
Black tribal-style design of a large star with swirling ornamental linework, framed by four corner motifs on a white background.
Tribal star with corner ornaments
Grid of twenty elephant tattoo designs in tribal, mandala, line and colour styles, each shown with a price and a View tattoo button.
Grid of elephant tattoo designs
Black tribal-style dragonfly tattoo design on a white background, with swirling wings and a segmented body.
Tribal dragonfly design
Pen drawing of a tribal-style swirl tattoo design on white paper, with blue and black linework and shaded curls.
Tribal swirl tattoo design in blue and black
Black tribal flash design of a stylised face inside a circle, with sun-like rays and bold blackwork patterns.
Tribal sun face design
Black and grey tribal line design of a mermaid riding a large fish decorated with sun motifs, paw prints and a small lion, shown without any body placement.
Tribal fish and mermaid design
Black blackwork-style tribal butterfly design with swirling wings and curled antennae, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Tribal butterfly design in solid black
Black tribal-style lion head design with bold, spiked mane and solid black shading on a white background.
Tribal lion head design
Black tribal scorpion tattoo designs on a white background, shown as a flash sheet of four separate motifs.
Four tribal scorpion flash designs
Sheet of assorted temporary tattoo designs including koi, arrows, a hummingbird, a skull, owls and hearts, mostly black with some colour.
Assorted temporary tattoo designs sheet
Collage of black tribal line designs showing a heart-shaped pair of penguins with swirling koru-style detail, drawn as stencil or flash artwork with no body part visible.
Tribal penguin and heart designs
Black tribal-style drawing of a howling wolf wrapped around a red paw print, shown as a design on a plain white background.
Tribal howling wolf with paw print
Book cover showing an illustrated arm with a lizard tattoo on the upper arm, with tribal spiral and figure designs below and the title Tribal Body Art Tattoos.
Tribal tattoo designs on a book cover
Black tribal-style butterfly tattoo design with sweeping wing curves and a slender body, drawn on a plain white background.
Tribal butterfly design
Black tribal-style interlaced design with bold swirling lines on a white background, shown as a standalone drawing rather than on skin.
Black tribal interlace design
Black and grey tattoo flash design of two crossed revolvers above a cluster of flowers, with a woman's face at the centre and tribal-style linework.
Twin revolvers and flowers design
Black and white flash sheet of nine tattoo designs, including a flaming skull, a dragon, a wolf head, a tribal motif and a biohazard symbol.
Black ink flash sheet of skulls, dragons and tribal designs
Sheet of dragon flash designs in black and grey, including a large central Chinese-style dragon with swirling tribal detailing, shown without a body placement.
Dragon flash sheet in black and grey
Black tribal-style bull head design with swirling horns and ornamental linework, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Tribal bull head design
Black tribal sun design with rays and three spiral roses at the centre, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Tribal sun with three roses
Solid black tribal design with flame-like curls and a spiral, shown as a standalone drawing on a white background with no body placement visible.
Black tribal flame design
Black tribal-style sitting cat design with bold solid shapes and swirling lines, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement visible.
Tribal sitting cat design
Sheet of gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo designs, including stars, arrows, hearts, an infinity sign, an anchor, a shell, a butterfly and tribal bands, on a white background.
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo sheet
Tribal-style lion face design with swirling mane lines, filled with red speckled texture and black outlines, shown without any body placement.
Tribal lion face design
Black tribal-style eagle design with outstretched wings drawn in solid black linework on a white background.
Tribal eagle with spread wings
Hand-drawn design of a red and yellow hibiscus flower with black Polynesian tribal bands and a small plumeria, shown on plain paper with no body placement.
Hibiscus with Polynesian tribal bands design
Black ink tribal-style fox design drawn on white paper, seated with its bushy tail curled round in front of it.
Tribal fox design with swirling tail
Black tribal-style sea turtle design with spiral shell markings and a small pink flower on its head, shown on a plain white background.
Spiral sea turtle with pink flower
Black tribal band design on a white background, with a stylised face and spiral patterns on the left, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement visible.
Tribal band design with face motif
Black and grey drawing of a tribal-style cross with spiked, flame-like arms and a pointed base, shown on a white background.
Tribal cross design in black and grey
Drawing of a tribal-style dragon design in black ink with blue shading, with spiked wings and a long curling tail, on a white background.
Blue and black tribal dragon design
Black ink flash sheet of tribal designs including a turtle, a manta ray, a circular swirl motif and a fish-like shape on white paper.
Polynesian tribal flash sheet with turtle and ray
Black tribal-style design of a horse head with a flowing mane and sweeping swirl lines, drawn on a cream gradient background.
Tribal horse head with flowing swirls
Black tribal band design of interlocking swirls, spirals and curved motifs on a white background, suitable as an armband style tattoo.
Tribal band design in solid black
Black tribal-style dolphin design with swirling wave patterns on a white background, shown as a stencil-style drawing with no body placement visible.
Tribal dolphin design in black linework
Mirrored tribal-style line design in black with orange shadow offsets, drawn as a flash image with no body placement shown.
Mirrored tribal wing design
Black and white flash design of a stylised fox standing forward, drawn in bold solid black tribal-style shapes on a white background.
Stylised fox in bold black tribal linework
Black tribal-style lion head design with a swirling, flame-like mane, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement visible.
Tribal lion head design
Black tribal-style design of a fern frond with spiral and hatched motifs, drawn on a plain white background, with no body placement shown.
Tribal fern frond design in black
Black tribal-style sun design with a stylised face, swirls and triangular rays, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Tribal sun face design
Bold black tribal-style fox design on a white background, drawn in solid black shapes with a stylised head and flowing body, suitable as a blackwork tattoo flash.
Tribal fox design in solid black