Tribal Tattoo Designs

accounts for nearly a third of all tattoo design search requests, and the term "tribal" of course covers an astonishing array of tattoo design possibilities, from the traditional tribal tattoos of indigenous and aboriginal cultures, to the latest in graphic design for the body.

While today it is possible to find some incredibly breathtaking tribal tattoo designs, you’ll be hard pressed to experience the full, authentic art of the tribal tattoo experience in commercial America. Now, electric guns and high tech and high quality inks have replaced sticks, styluses, bone needles and plant dyes of the modern tattoo’s ancient ancestors. Modern tattoo artists have replaced the shaman and medicine folk of old.

The History of the Tribal Tattoo Design
Most likely, the very first tattoo happened on accident. All it takes is a few rowdy primitives playing around the fire. It wouldn’t take long for someone to fall in, get poked with a charred stick and later heal before they’d realized that they were on to something. The news probably spread as fast as the fires that prompted the invention. As a matter of fact, it is rumored that the first tattoos were of the sun or flames in honor of the sun god(s).

There were three major factors that took the practice of tribal tattooing from the realm of art and into the plane of the spiritual: Pain, Permanence and Loss of the Life Source (blood). This mystical trio elevated the tattoo from mere art and transformed it into a chance to draw people into a relationship with God, a god, magic powers, or a trance or vision state.

Because body and soul were generally thought to be identical to one another, your tattoos then existed on two planes: the physical and spiritual realms. Many of the tribes from Borneo believed that tattoos would not only be enough to get them to the proper spirit world, but that their tattoos also offered them special qualifications for advantageous occupations upon their arrival.

It has been found that most (if not all) primitive tribes used some form of body marking, be they tattoos, scarifications or the use of plain, temporary body paints. This art prevailed worldwide until the arrival of civilization as we know it, when the tattoo fell into a temporary loss of popularity.

Times May Change, But The Reasons Stay the Same
In ancient times, tribal tattoo art was popular for many of the same reasons it is so alluring today. Tribal tattoos were employed for many motives.

To Identify Clans, Tribes and Families
Originally (and hence the name) tribal tattoos were employed to identify and group tribes, clans and families together. Not only did this enable you to easily identify one another, or recognize distant relatives, but it was generally believed that your tattoos would allow you to find your tribe and join it again in the afterlife. Today, fraternal orders, gangs, members of the military and other organizations also have designed tattoos that are recognizable to their fellow brothers and sisters.

Marriage Tattoos
In addition to a tribal tattoo, ancient men and women may also wear a marriage tattoo. Not only would this serve the same function as the modern day wedding ring (as a witness to your commitment to another), but again, would allow you to find your spouse in the afterlife. This was understandably important when husbands and wives would “cross the veil” several years apart from one another. In modern times, this form of tribal tattoo is still prevalent, and you will often see spouses and life-mates with matching tattooed armbands, “rings”, initials, and hearts as a permanent witness to their love and fidelity.

Rites of Passage
Ancient adolescents approaching maturity would often come under the prick of the tribal tattoo point before being socially accepted as an adult. A woman who couldn’t bear the pain of a tattoo would be unfit for the impending pain of childbirth – making her unacceptable for marriage. A young man who couldn’t take it would be seen as unfit for battle or hunting, often dooming him to the role of outcast. Today, many teenagers eagerly await (or don’t wait) their eighteenth birthday and celebrate their entrance to adulthood by getting a tattoo.

Totem Animal Guardianship
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. This was especially true amongst Pacific Northwest Native American tribes and the Druids and Celtic people of the British Isles. Being bestowed with a totem animal guardian was a two-fold blessing- not only would you gain the strengths and abilities of the totem animal, but the tattoo also served as a mysterious link between the animal spirit and the bearer of its marks. Different animals provided different strengths and virtues to their receiver. Today, animal tattoos are wildly popular. Lower backs, upper backs, shoulders and arms abound which have been decorated with gentle butterflies, fearsome dragons, and deadly scorpions in hopes that these creatures’ merits will take hold.

Magical Reasons
Probably the most documented and understood of the magically charged tribal tattoos was for the purpose of love spells and charms. These tattoo magicians would mix special herbs and potent concoctions to their dyes and would apply the tattoo to a small, generally hidden area to activate the magic. Generally, these tattoos were kept hidden because it would be foolish for an old married woman to go around wearing the marks of a foolish youth. Today, who doesn’t know someone who knows someone with an ex’s name tattooed somewhere, whether they’ve covered it or removed now or not?

The rich, spiritual folklore still survives today. Tribal tattoos are being given in droves, to people as different from one another as night is from day. You can find a tribal style fairy, Hawaiian themed designs, African inspired prints, and Celtic crosses (both pagan and Christian), and even Maori facial tribal art. But it appears that the ancient superstition still prevails. When faced with doubts or indecision regarding tattoos, the modern tattoo artist and administrator will tell you….

“When you should get a tattoo, the tattoo god will tell you that it is time.”

(Taken from Vanishing Tattoo)

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News: Singapore worker killed after jumping into tiger enclosure: zoo

SINGAPORE, Nov 13, 2008 (AFP) - An apparently disturbed worker was mauled to death by three tigers at the Singapore Zoo on Thursday when he deliberately jumped into their enclosure, the zoo said.

The white tigers pounced on the 32-year-old contract cleaner after he jumped into the moat surrounding their enclosure and then moved toward the animals, the zoo said in a statement.

The zoo, one of Singapore's most prominent tourist attractions, described the victim as "apparently disturbed and agitated".

Fellow workers reported that he "was acting a little bit erratic and odd, throwing papers around" before the incident, assistant director of zoology Biswajit Guha told Singapore's 938Live radio.

Guha said the cleaner worked at the chimpanzee area and was on his lunch break when the tragedy occurred.

"Goodbye, I won't be seeing you again," Guha quoted the victim as telling one of the zookeepers.

"And they saw him riding off on a bicycle and coming back in through the front entrance again, and then about five minutes later, the whole alert came on the walkie talkie," he said.

Horrified visitors screamed as zookeepers rushed into the tiger enclosure to try to rescue the victim.

They threw rocks to try to distract the animals, which dragged their victim toward a passageway, said Guha.

Zoo workers finally succeeded in luring the tigers away from the man and confining them to their pens, but paramedics later pronounced him dead.

The victim had injuries mainly to his head and neck, Lieutenant Colonel N. Subhas, the director of public affairs with the Singapore Civil Defence Force, told AFP.

The zoo identified the dead man as Nordin Bin Montong, a zoo contract worker from Malaysia.

"At no time was any visitor or Singapore Zoo staff exposed to any danger," the zoo said.

Police said they were called to the zoo about 12:30 pm (0430 GMT) and were investigating the "unnatural" death.

The zoo said the moat and other permanent safety features at the enclosure meant there was no risk to visitors or staff.

"Nonetheless, we have temporarily closed the White Tiger exhibit to visitors to facilitate investigations into this unfortunate incident," it said.

(news taken from Yahoo!News)

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friends...

jus another random blog...

ya... jus saw my dustbin mei's entry... and i realize i got wonderful ppl ard me... thou' i seems to have more guy frens den gers... mainly due to many reasons....

1. i hate the sensitivity of women
2. i hate the needs of taking care of weak gers
3. i hate the gentle princess gers
4. i hate it when they can fake like jus so natural
5. i hate it when they feel so ultimate sucky when u flirt and they start gossiping behind u...
6. i hate it when they ger jealous easily
7. i hate it when they are so closed minded
8. i hate it when they comment abt ur life and the way u live it...

and well.... at this moment.... after my SOCIETY TRAINING... haa... my darlings, i'm jus getting happier, more confidence, more sociable, more open up, more open minded, more bitchy... i believe women will jus HATE me... opps =X
I dun mean to...

i always tell ppl ard me... i got more guy frens... its either guy or gay.... but i dun hav much ger fren... i can use jus my hands to calculate my true ger frens... name it:

Trina, Shumei... who else... hmmm... i still recalling....
and my 2nd class of ladies are my Ju, belle, pei, Tricia, ... who else...??

but my true gers is jus so excellent who can jus take over like 100 true gers tat others have...
u name it, u hav it... someone who noe u so well, who dun even hav to ask, and they noe ur ans... someone who take care of u even if u appear to be strong... someone who nv forget u when she might be jus so far away... someone who not afraid of showing her bf to u... the trust... the love, the care... ya noe... i'll say i'm content wif wat i hav... thou' my gers are either bz or far away... but they will be there somewhere still thinking abt me... and i noe...

glad for the change i realize in myself... ppl might jus HATES me...thinking jus another bitch, another slut, another fren snatcher... but i dun do those on purpose... i jus wanna be open up to everyone, able to speak and jus say wat i wan... let ppl noe abt the true me and not think other wise of me... ppl who r really to share and not jus make unpleasant rubbish feedbacks....
I'm not a booster, i jus wanna voice out wat i see, how i feel... so ppl who are lack of confidence are a absolute NO to me... their lack of confidence make them lose faith in themselves and dislike jus any better gers ard them...

oh btw... am sick... so i dun noe wat the fuck i'm toking abt.... jus rubbish thru out... *yawn* i'm getting abit drowsy... OMG... someone jus hold me... well... i see trina and shumei... wahahhaa~ illusions after i took the medi??!! Oh Gosh... it sound so..... haha~