Tribal tattoo ideas

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

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Black tribal-style design of a slender fairy figure with swirling butterfly wings, drawn in solid black ink on a white background.
Tribal fairy with butterfly wings
Black tribal-style dragon tattoo with a curling body and a sphere near the base, running down the side of the torso.
Tribal dragon tattoo on the side of the torso
Black and grey drawing of a tribal tattoo design with spiral and curved bands filled with woven patterns, shown on a white background.
Polynesian-style tribal design with spirals
Black ink Polynesian-style tribal sleeve covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm of a bare-chested man.
Polynesian-style full arm sleeve
Black tribal-style tattoo design drawing of a vertical totem with a flower mandala at the top and bold geometric bands below, with no body placement shown.
Tribal totem design with flower mandala
Flash sheet of four seahorse tattoo designs on white, three bold black tribal-style silhouettes and one open line sketch, with no body placement shown.
Four seahorse designs on a flash sheet
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 and grey tattoo of a cross with flame-like tribal linework on a limb.
Black and grey cross with flame details
Character map sheet of black tribal tattoo-style designs, including butterflies, hearts, dragons, suns and scorpions, arranged in a grid of labelled cells.
Tribal tattoo design font specimen sheet
Black tribal-style dragon design with white highlights and a small red eye, drawn on a white background.
Tribal dragon design with red eye
Small solid black tribal-style butterfly tattoo with swirled wings and two dots, on the wrist of a light-skinned arm.
Small black tribal butterfly on a wrist
Black tribal-style line drawing of a panther walking towards the viewer on a white background, shown as a standalone tattoo design with no body placement.
Tribal panther walking, black line design
Tribal-style phoenix design in red, orange and yellow, with swept wings and a flame tail, drawn on an aged parchment background.
Tribal phoenix in red and yellow flames
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
Black and grey realism sleeve design showing a howling wolf, a wolf with blue eyes, a raven, mountains and tribal patterns against clouds.
Wolf and raven sleeve design
Solid black tribal-style design of a dragon whose serpentine body loops into an infinity symbol, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Dragon forming an infinity symbol
Black tribal flash design of a stacked, symmetrical arrangement of skull-like faces and swirling ornamental motifs on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Symmetrical tribal skull design
Rust-coloured tribal design of a leaping wolf with knotwork patterns across its body and a curled tail, shown on a pale textured background.
Tribal knotwork wolf leaping design
Digital flash design of red roses woven through black and grey tribal swirls and spikes, drawn for a sleeve-length tattoo.
Red roses with black and grey tribal swirls
Three black tribal-style sea turtle designs on a white background, one with a plumeria flower and lei border, one with a central leaf motif, and one with a sunburst pattern.
Three tribal sea turtle designs
Black tribal-style dragon head and sweeping wings drawn as a solid silhouette on white paper, a design suitable for a blackwork tattoo.
Tribal dragon head and wings
Black and grey drawing of a Polynesian-style tattoo design of interlocking spirals and tribal bands, shown as a flash sketch with no placement on the body.
Polynesian-style spiral tattoo design
Blue-grey tribal tattoo with spiral and flame-like shapes on the inner upper arm, photographed with the arm raised.
Blue tribal design on the upper arm
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 white drawing of a Polynesian tribal sleeve design with a face motif at the top, surrounded by spirals, waves and geometric bands.
Polynesian tribal sleeve design
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
Black tribal-style dolphin design on a white background, drawn with bold solid black shapes and white linework, shown without a body placement.
Tribal dolphin design
Solid black tribal design of spirals, flame-like curves and two dots on a white background, shown as a flash drawing with no body part visible.
Black tribal spiral design with dots