Tribal tattoo ideas

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

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Black tribal-style tattoo across a woman's upper back, with a large central circle of spirals and wing-like arms reaching toward the shoulders.
Tribal back piece with central circle
Black tribal flash design of two facing dragons with spiked wings and an intertwined serpentine body, in a blackwork style.
Twin dragons with intertwined body design
Solid black tribal tattoo with a central circle and two dots on the back of a hand, in a blackwork style.
Tribal design on the back of a hand
Black Polynesian-style tribal full sleeve tattoo covering a man's upper arm and forearm, with spiral and triangle patterns.
Polynesian tribal full sleeve on an arm
Black ink geometric mandala and honeycomb pattern on a forearm beside Polynesian-style tribal swirls on the upper arm.
Mandala and tribal arm sleeve
Black and grey Polynesian-style tribal band with frangipani flowers and spiral motifs curving up a calf.
Polynesian band with flowers on a calf
Black tribal sun flash design with eight flame-like rays radiating from a central point, drawn on white paper.
Tribal sun design in black ink
Collage of four cat images: two black line and silhouette cat designs on white, a lying black cat on pink, and a small black and grey sitting cat tattoo on a person's upper back.
Black cat designs and a cat tattoo on upper back
Black line flash sheet of semi colon tattoo designs, including anchors, wings, flowers, butterflies, dragonflies and hearts, with prices noted at the top.
Semi colon tattoo flash sheet
Black and white photo of a man in a white vest holding a kitten, with script lettering across his chest and black ornamental tattoos on his forearm.
Chest script and kitten in black and grey
Close view of a bold black tribal swirl tattoo across a woman's upper back and shoulder blade, with her blonde hair tied up and a cream top strap visible.
Black tribal swirl on a shoulder
Black tribal tattoo with a central swirl and tapering spikes across the upper arm of a person in a white vest top.
Tribal swirl tattoo on an upper arm
Black tribal-style sea turtle tattoo with spiral patterns and a small pink flower on its head, on the ankle of a black and white photographed foot.
Sea turtle with pink flower on an ankle
Three views of a man's shoulder and upper arm with a solid black tribal tattoo of curving spikes and circular shapes, in a blackwork style on the shoulder and upper arm.
Black tribal sleeve on shoulder and upper arm
Healed blackwork tribal tattoo on the upper back beside the shoulder blade, with a small asterisk above and a line of small text below.
Bold tribal tattoo on upper back
Two interlocked hands showing small black tribal-style band tattoos on the fingers, with silver and black nail art.
Tribal finger bands on interlocked hands
Black tribal design with a red rose and green leaves tattooed on the upper arm, photographed close up.
Tribal and rose design on upper arm
Black tribal-style eagle head design in profile with bold flowing feather lines, shown as a flash drawing on a white background.
Tribal eagle head design in profile
Bold black tribal tattoo with flame-like spikes running vertically down a forearm.
Black tribal design on a forearm
Black tribal-style raven design in profile with bold solid shapes and inward-curving linework on a smoky grey background, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Tribal raven design
Hand-drawn tattoo design of a rabbit with tribal swirl ornament and a Roman numeral clock face, drawn in dark brown ink on beige paper.
Tribal rabbit and clock design
Black tribal-style flash design of two swooping S-shaped bands with outlined and solid stars, shown on a plain white background with no body part visible.
Tribal swirl with stars design
Black tribal-style manta ray tattoo with swirling patterns on the side of a person's waist.
Manta ray tribal tattoo on the side
Black and grey tribal swirl tattoo with bold solid black shapes and soft grey shading on the calf.
Tribal swirl tattoo on a lower leg
Black Polynesian tribal tattoo with spirals, bands and geometric motifs running across a person's ribs and side of the torso.
Polynesian tribal tattoo on the ribs
Black tribal-style sea turtle tattoo with a coloured sunset, palm tree and sea inside its shell, sitting on the upper back.
Sea turtle with sunset and palm tree
Black tribal design of a dragon and a phoenix meeting over Celtic knotwork, shown on a pale wooden board with no body placement.
Tribal dragon and phoenix design
Close photo of a solid black tribal-style swirl tattoo with curled ends and a sprig-like tip on pale skin, in blackwork style.
Black tribal swirl tattoo on skin
Black tribal-style sea turtles with swirling waves and a line of script above them, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Three tribal turtles and script on the ribs
Three tribal-style shark designs on a parchment background, in tan, sage green and black, shown as tattoo flash without any body placement.
Three tribal shark designs
Black tribal flash design of three interlocking spirals inside bold swirling curves, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Triple spiral tribal design
Bold black tribal-style dragon tattoo across the upper back of a woman holding two katana swords, placed on the back.
Tribal dragon across a woman's back
Black tribal tattoo with sweeping linework across the lower abdomen above the waistband of blue jeans, with the navel visible above it.
Black tribal design on lower abdomen
Black tribal-style bear design with flowing white cut-out patterns on its body, shown as a stencil-like drawing on a white background.
Tribal bear design
Black tribal tattoo covering a shirtless man's shoulder and upper arm, with bold swirls and spiked solid lines.
Tribal shoulder and upper arm tattoo
Black and grey Polynesian-style tribal sleeve tattoo covering a seated man's upper arm and part of his forearm.
Polynesian-style arm sleeve tattoo
Black tribal tattoo design drawn on white paper, built from bold swirling spirals and sweeping pointed spikes, shown as a flash sheet without a body part.
Black tribal spiral design on white paper
Four black ink feather designs on a white background, the two larger ones patterned with dots, swirls and geometric motifs, shown as flash for a blackwork-style tattoo.
Four decorative feathers in black ink
Solid black tribal-style design of a bird-headed warrior with a feathered headdress, holding a chain, shown on a white background with no body placement visible.
Tribal bird-headed warrior design
Black ink flash sheet of five tiki mask designs in bold outline and hatched detail, drawn as tattoo-style designs without any skin shown.
Five tiki mask designs on a sheet
Black tribal-style drawing of a wolf with its head raised and jaw open in a howl, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Howling wolf tribal design
Close-up of a black tribal swirl tattoo on a person's lower abdomen, above the waistband of denim jeans.
Black tribal swirl tattoo on the abdomen
Black tribal blackwork tattoo covering a man's shoulder and upper arm, with circles, spirals and triangles in solid black ink.
Tribal blackwork shoulder and upper arm piece
A hand drawing a bold black tribal-style Darth Vader design on white paper, shown as a tattoo flash sketch on a wooden table.
Tribal Darth Vader design being drawn
Black tribal blackwork tattoo with a central sun motif wrapping the calf and ankle of a leg against a dark background.
Tribal calf and ankle tattoo
Black ink tribal dragon design with a flowing mane and swirling tail, drawn in a blackwork style on white paper.
Tribal dragon design
Black tribal tattoo with a large spiral and knotwork band across a man's upper arm and shoulder, shown in a close side view.
Tribal arm and shoulder tattoo
Black and grey tribal-style heart design with spiked, flame-like wings drawn on a white background, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Tribal heart with spiked wings