Rare images of tribal tattoo designs used by tribes and cultures of India.

This collection of original tribal-inspired designs includes spiked spirals, ragged curved lines, bold blackwork, henna designs, and many other stylized motifs.

Ten designs depict a Zuni symbol for the sun from a Corn Dance headdress, a Kwakiutl totem figure representing a thunderbird, and other Native American motifs.

The second part of history and meanings of tattoo motifs.

The Tattoo Encyclopedia provides the first comprehensive overview of tribal tattooing across history, continents, and ethnicities. Each group, clan, or communit