Tattooists across the globe are merging their own individual style with ancient, tribal symbolism, creating pieces that are rich in heritage and meaning. Often, entire areas of the body will be blacked out (which, by the way, would be an impressive way to cover up that old 90-s spiky thing, should you have grown tired of it).Ī style has evolved often referred to as neo-tribal, where artists are inspired by the deep roots of the body art tradition but often with a more contemporary feel. Tribal tattoo artists today work mostly with black in abstract shapes, made up of dots and lines. Various tattoos have been found on mummies from Chile, Egypt, and Siberia, ranging from dots and lines to ritualistic and sacred depictions of flowers, animals and symbols of the gods and mythological creatures. While opinions differ as to their exact meaning, research has shown that they correspond to (more) modern theories on acupuncture points. The 61 lines on his body were made through small incisions that had charcoal rubbed into them. The oldest tattoos known to us were found on the 5,000 years old Otzi the Iceman, discovered frozen in the Alps between Austria and Italy in September 1991.
However, it is fascinating that the desire and inclination to mark our bodies is so ingrained in us that it evolved in the beginnings of nearly every ancient culture across the globe. Of course, not one tribal style was exactly the same as any other, as tools and techniques differed around the world. As humans, once the organisation of society began, belonged to tribes, all ancient tattooing could be considered tribal. According to most dictionaries, the word tribal means ‘to be of, relating to, or characteristic of’ a tribe.
Cleyton from Vivid Ink Birmingham is an expert in meta-tribal, where faces get their own set of ink.īut actual tribal tattoos are something quite different.
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