Tribal tattoo ideas

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

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Black tribal band tattoo in Polynesian-style patterns wrapping a forearm, with wave, chevron and checkerboard bands.
Polynesian-style bands on a forearm
Two black tribal-style owl designs on a white background, one perched with wings folded and one with wings spread, both in a Polynesian-inspired blackwork style.
Tribal owls, perched and spread-winged
Green tribal-style line drawing of a cat face with swirling bold strokes, shown as a flat design on a white background.
Tribal cat face design
Black tribal tattoo with a central sun-like disc and swirling wings across the upper back, in a Polynesian-inspired blackwork style.
Tribal sun motif across the upper back
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
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
Black ink Polynesian-style tribal tattoo with chevrons and geometric bands covering a lower leg, shown against a black background.
Polynesian-style bold blackwork calf sleeve
Black tribal-style dragon design with spread wings, coiled body and clawed feet, drawn as a flash sheet image without a body placement.
Tribal dragon with spread wings
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
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 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
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 lizard tattoo design with swirling linework on a plain white background, shown without any body placement.
Tribal-style lizard design
Black and white flash design of a seated cat covered in swirling, tribal-style linework, with curled whiskers and a curled tail.
Seated cat with swirling tribal linework
Flash sheet of twelve black zodiac sign designs in a classic style above twelve modern tribal zodiac designs, with no body placement shown.
Zodiac sign designs in classic and modern tribal styles
Black ink tattoo of a dragon curled around a twenty-sided die, with a spiral tail and smaller dice, on the inner forearm.
Dragon and dice on a forearm
Black tribal ornament design with interlaced bands and spiral curls, a flash-style drawing with no placement shown.
Symmetrical tribal ornament 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
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