Tattooing in tribes and armband tattoos has beeen around
since early man
Tribal tattoos might be the most popular form of tattoos in the
world right
now, they are instantly recognizable with their dramatic use of
aggressive dark
lines in jagged symmetrical shapes spread throughout the
skin.
Tattooing in tribes and armband tattoos had a wide range of
meanings some quite bizarre such as the tattoo of the Yokuts of
California, these tattoos marked the location of a person's
supernatural power.
Tribal tattoos such as the variety of armband tattoos actually
designated what
tribe you were in or your status in that tribe. Different
tattoos have been
used by different cultures for hundreds of years as marks that
show the affiliation
of people within a particular culture or ’society’. In many
cultures tattooing in tribes was and to this day still is a
community event with all the tribe coming together and
celebrating the traditions of their ancestors.
Certain designs depict different stories made on the different
parts of the body such
as wealth, rank, tribe affiliation, direct family, their role
in society, acts
of strength, and deeds of bravery. Many tribal tattoos were
administered as proof
of the power of certain totem animals over the lives of those
they chose to guard and bless.
While tattooing in tribes and armband tattoos were originally
used to identify members of specific tribes, represent battles
fought, and to serve as a form of camouflage, today these
tattoos are more a popular ornamental design void of any
traditional knowledge.
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