Tribal tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey tribal swirl tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, with a hand resting on the chest against a dark background.
Swirling tribal sleeve on shoulder and upper arm
Bold black tribal tattoo with a red and grey Celtic knot circle on a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Tribal and Celtic knot upper arm tattoo
Black tribal tattoo covering a man's left shoulder, chest and upper arm down to the forearm, with spirals, zigzags and a central face-like motif.
Tribal shoulder, chest and arm sleeve
Black tribal tattoo of bold circles, spirals and sweeping blades covering a shoulder and upper arm, in a blackwork style.
Tribal shoulder tattoo with spirals and circles
Black tribal tattoo in a Polynesian style covering the shoulder and upper arm of a person, with bold chevron bands and solid black fills.
Polynesian-style tribal shoulder and arm sleeve
Black tribal tattoo of sweeping bands across a bare shoulder and upper back, in a blackwork style.
Tribal band tattoo on shoulder and back
Solid black tribal swirl tattoo with curved spikes and spirals on the upper arm and shoulder of a person in a white vest top.
Black tribal swirl tattoo on upper arm
Black blackwork-style tattoo on an upper arm showing a blue police box, with a swirling dragon-like shape and dotted spatter around it.
TARDIS within a black tribal swirl on upper arm
Black and grey tribal band tattoo with a flower on a woman's shoulder and upper chest, wearing a grey top.
Tribal band and flower on a shoulder
Back view of a man with a large black tribal tattoo of swirls and spikes across his upper back, shoulder and upper arm.
Tribal swirl tattoo across a man's back and shoulder
Black and grey ornamental scrollwork tattoo across a shirtless man's shoulder and chest, with his face hidden by a white cowboy hat.
Black scrollwork tattoo on shoulder and chest
Black and grey tribal blackwork tattoo with a circular chest panel and a band running down the upper arm, on a shirtless man outdoors.
Black tribal tattoo across shoulder and chest
Black and grey photo of a shirtless man with black tribal and spiral tattoos on his chest and shoulders and a sleeve on his arm, wearing a cap pulled low.
Tribal and sleeve tattoos on a muscular torso
Two-panel photo of a black and grey tribal upper arm tattoo with a shaded circle, shown before and after a solid black cover-up with a dotwork fade at the lower arm.
Tribal and dotwork upper arm cover-up
Colourful realistic galaxy tattoo with planets and drifting asteroids across a shoulder blade, shown beside an earlier outlined tribal design on the left.
Galaxy with planets and asteroids on a shoulder
Black blackwork tribal sleeve with circular motifs and rosettes covering a man's upper arm and shoulder, shown from three angles.
Tribal sleeve with circular motifs on upper arm
Black and grey tribal tattoo with a large circular motif and sweeping spiked shapes across the upper arm and shoulder.
Tribal circle tattoo on upper arm
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
Black tribal tattoo with spiral and swirl motifs covering a shoulder and upper arm.
Tribal spiral piece on a shoulder
Black and grey tribal tattoo with spiral swirls and sharp spiked shapes covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Tribal swirl piece on shoulder and upper arm
Black and white photo of a shaved-headed man seen from behind, with a large blackwork tribal tattoo across his back, shoulders and upper arm.
Blackwork tribal back and shoulder tattoo
Black tribal pattern tattoo across a man's shoulder, upper arm and chest, photographed against a black background.
Black tribal band across shoulder and chest
Back view of a muscular man in a cap with a black tribal tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder blade, with a band continuing down the side of the back.
Black tribal tattoo on arm and shoulder blade
Man seen from behind with a solid black tribal tattoo covering his upper arm and shoulder and running down the side of his back, in a blackwork style.
Black tribal design across arm, shoulder and back
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eye, two skulls and tribal linework across the upper arm and shoulder.
Eye and skulls on an upper arm
Black tribal sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, with bold geometric patterns, spirals and solid black areas framed by bare skin.
Tribal sleeve tattoo on upper arm and forearm
Black and grey blackwork tribal flame tattoo with a thin-line infinity loop and curled ends, placed on a shoulder.
Tribal flame and infinity swirl on shoulder
A gloved tattooist works with a machine on a black tribal blackwork design on a shoulder.
Tribal blackwork being tattooed on a shoulder
Black tribal cross tattoo with spiked and thorned details on a man's upper arm and shoulder, shown in black and grey ink.
Tribal cross tattoo on an upper arm
Photo of a flying red dragon tattoo with black outlines on the upper back near the shoulder, with a grey tribal tattoo to the left.
Red dragon tattoo on upper back
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
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
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
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 spiral and wave design tattoo wrapping around the upper arm and shoulder, in a blackwork style.
Tribal armband tattoo on upper arm
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
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 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 and grey tribal tattoo with swirling blackwork shapes covering the shoulder and upper arm of a shirtless man.
Black tribal piece across shoulder and upper arm
Black tribal sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, with bold geometric bands, chevrons and solid black blocks in a Polynesian-inspired style.
Tribal shoulder and upper arm sleeve
Black and grey photograph of a person's bare back showing a large tribal-style blackwork ornament on the lower back and a small flower tattoo on the upper shoulder.
Tribal lower back piece with small flower on shoulder
Before and after split of a black and grey realism wing cover-up over an older tribal design on the upper arm and shoulder.
Tribal shoulder piece covered by a shaded wing
Black tribal tattoo covering a shirtless man's shoulder and upper arm, in a blackwork style with a large central circular motif.
Polynesian-style tribal shoulder and arm tattoo
Black tribal tattoo of interlocking spirals and curved blades across a woman's shoulder and upper chest, with her face cropped at the mouth and chin.
Tribal spiral tattoo on a shoulder
Shirtless man with a bold black tribal tattoo covering his shoulder, upper arm, chest and side in a blackwork style.
Black tribal sleeve and chest tattoo
Black and grey tribal tattoo with bold swirling linework across a man's shoulder and upper arm, photographed in profile against a dark blue background.
Tribal shoulder and upper arm tattoo
Large black tribal tattoo covering a man's upper back and shoulder blades, photographed from behind in a Blackwork style.
Tribal back piece across shoulders
Black and grey realism lion head in profile with tribal swirl patterns across the face, tattooed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Lion head with tribal swirls on upper arm