3/02/2012

Beautiful And Powerful Tribal Tattoos

By Michael Jobs


In order to enhance the skin, tattoos are widely wanted around the world. Most of the times, engraved tattoos are everlasting. Such tattoos are made by an indelible ink. Getting tattoos engraved is quite an old way of decorating body. People get tattoos for different reasons. Many people want Tribal Tattoo Designs in order to decorate their bodies. Many people get tattoos for spiritual purposes.

According to the historians, tribal tattoos were used as recognition designs. Every tribe had a different tattoo. It made identification easier. It is also said that tribal tattoos were used for sacred or spiritual reasons.

It has been proved that tattoos are really old. The oldest body found with tattoos imprinted on it was of a man from Bronze age. The body had tattoos all over, it was found in an Italian glacier. The tattoos found on the body were scrutinized and were said to depict mythical creatures. It is also known for a fact that in 4200 BC Egyptian mummies had tattoos incised on them.

A tribe from New Zealand called Maori tribe is know for tribal tattoos. People from this tribe used to have Tribal Tattoos on their faces. Every person had a different tattoo. Maori tribe believed that these tribal tattoos depict the inner potential. Also, they believed in the fact that light will shine straight through the different patterns of tattoos when a person dies. Indonesian Borneo tribe also believed in tribal tattoos. They believed that the tattoos were signs of defense and evidence of success and achievement. Their tribal tattoos were mainly images of flowers, circles, dragons or scorpions.

There are various tribes that still have a strong faith in the spiritual significance of tribal tattoos. Such as, Maura and Hausa tribes. These tribes prefer facial tattoos. The art of tattoos is favored everywhere in this world. Nevertheless, there are people who think it is prohibited in their religion. For instance, Muslims think it is not allowed.

With time tattoos have evolved. There are more new unique patterns now. In today's world, some people get tattoos for fashion and body enhancement. However, there are many people who still believe in tattoos spiritually.




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