Tribal tattoo ideas

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

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Solid black dragon tattoo with a spiked head, flowing jaw lines and a curled tail, on the forearm, in a blackwork style.
Black dragon tattoo on a forearm
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
Close view of a black tribal flame tattoo on a person's upper back, with a laser handpiece held against the skin.
Black tribal flame on back under laser treatment
Solid black tribal swirl tattoo on the upper arm of a person wearing a dark sleeveless top.
Black tribal swirl on upper arm
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
Back of a woman showing a colourful Japanese style back piece of cherry blossom and flowers, with a green snake sleeve on the arm and a woman portrait tattoo on the upper arm.
Japanese back piece with cherry blossom and arm sleeve
Colour tattoo of a purple tribal butterfly with orange flowers, purple outlined hearts and green stems on the lower back.
Tribal butterfly, hearts and flowers on lower back
Photograph of a large multicoloured tribal-style tattoo running down a person's back along the spine, with black, red, green, yellow and blue sections.
Multicoloured tribal design down a back
Black tribal tattoo with spiral and geometric patterns covering a man's shoulder, upper arm and upper chest, in a blackwork style.
Black tribal shoulder and arm tattoo
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 and grey Polynesian tribal sleeve tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, running down towards the forearm, shown from two angles.
Polynesian tribal sleeve on an arm
Woman seen from behind with a large Japanese-style dragon tattoo in grey and gold tones across her back, with a tribal armband on her upper arm.
Dragon tattoo across a woman's back
Black and grey crescent moon with shaded stars and tribal swirls tattooed on dark skin, sitting on the side of the torso.
Crescent moon and stars with tribal swirls
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 heart with two paw prints above a line of script reading we all need that person who can be true to you, on a lower leg near the ankle.
Tribal heart with paw prints on ankle
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-style shark tattoo with dotted and patterned fill on the side of the ribs, shown in a photo of a torso wearing low-rise jeans.
Tribal shark tattoo on the ribs
Blue-grey tribal tattoo with bold solid shapes on a shoulder and upper back, with a small line of text below it.
Blue-grey tribal tattoo on the shoulder
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 tattoo with bold swirling shapes on the lower back, above the waistband of blue denim jeans.
Black tribal tattoo on the lower back
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
Black tribal spiral and wave design tattoo wrapping around the upper arm and shoulder, in a blackwork style.
Tribal armband tattoo on upper arm
Solid black tribal phoenix tattoo with spread wings and flame detail across a person's back.
Tribal phoenix across the back
Black and grey tattoo of shaded plumeria flowers with tribal swirls and bands running down the side of a thigh.
Plumeria and tribal design on a thigh
Black tribal swirl butterfly wings with a teal awareness ribbon forming the body, tattooed on pale skin with freckles.
Teal ribbon and swirl butterfly
Black and grey photograph of a large tribal tattoo with a sun motif covering the shoulder, upper arm and upper chest.
Polynesian-style tribal sleeve on shoulder and chest
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 photo of a woman's bare back showing large symmetrical black tribal tattoos with spirals and fern-like motifs across the upper back and shoulders.
Tribal back tattoo in black and grey
Black tribal-style butterfly tattoo with a swirl and a dot on the back of a hand.
Tribal butterfly on the back of a hand
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 wolf head tattoo on the upper arm, with bold solid linework and a sharp, angular outline.
Tribal wolf head on upper arm
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 and grey photograph of a bold black tribal dragon tattoo running down the side of a person's ribs.
Tribal dragon on the ribs
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
Black and grey tribal swirl and leaf tattoo with dotted shading on the back of a hand, extending up towards the wrist.
Tribal swirl and leaf tattoo on the back of a hand
Black tribal-style flash design of a winged figure with swirling tails on a white background.
Winged figure tribal design
Black tribal flash design of a horse head with a triquetra trinity knot across its neck and small symbols along its mane, shown on white with no body placement.
Tribal horse head with trinity knot
Black tribal-style dragon design drawn on a plain white background, with no body placement shown.
Tribal dragon design
Black and grey Polynesian-style tribal tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, shown from three angles.
Polynesian-style sleeve on upper arm and shoulder
Black ink tribal-style design of a howling wolf head in profile, drawn on white paper, with bold solid shapes and spiral details.
Tribal howling wolf head design
Black tribal-style tattoo of a clock face with swirling bands on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Tribal clock tattoo on upper back
Flash design of a red and black tribal cross with curling black linework and white outlines on a plain white background.
Red and black tribal cross design
Collage of four black and grey tattoos on a torso: swirling roses on the ribs, a tribal band at the waist, a dotwork mandala on the chest and a feather with script on the lower back.
Four tattoos on ribs, chest and back
Solid black tribal armband tattoo with bold geometric shapes and bands wrapping around the elbow and upper arm, against a dark background.
Black tribal armband around the elbow
Black tribal design of a howling wolf with a paw print inside a swirling band, shown as a flat drawing on a white background.
Tribal howling wolf with paw print