Free Tribal Tattoo Designs for Inspiration
Tribal tattoos are one of the most common designs found in tattooing. The tradition of tribal tattooing go way back to tattoos of Indian, Hawaiian, Samoan and African tribes. Different tribal tattoos were unique to tribes and distinguished them from one another. Various symbols and even certain lines had their own meaning.
Modern tribal tattoos often do not have such meaning. Today, the tribal style has been used to represent dragons, eagles, birds, wings, crosses and just about anything else one can think of. The style is simplistic, often represented by bold, black curved lines ending in a sharp point – often representing danger.
I have spent a long time searching for free tribal tattoo designs from Flickr to post here. Each of these images are made available under a Creative Commons attribution license. If you like these, please share this post at Pinterest, Facebook and Twitter.
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Tribal Dragon Head
Photo credit: micaeltattoo - cc
Upper arm tribal tattoo of a dragon, featuring bold dark lines.
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Tribal Extension Tattoo
Photo credit: augrust - cc
This tribal tattoo features spirals and a symmetrical design.
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Tribal Skull
Photo credit: (((o.kvlt))) - cc
Skulls are commonly coupled with a tribal design. The tattoo looks even more menacing when a skull is included.
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Tribal Back Tattoo
Photo credit: Ultimaknight~ - cc
This one is actually a sample tattoo design on a mannequin. It is a full upper back tattoo, with outspread wings and a cross in the center.
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Tribal Koi Tattoo
Photo credit: micaeltattoo - cc
Koi is a very popular design for tattooing. This one features a koi tattoo on an arm.
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Tribal Big Line
Photo credit: augrust - cc
Sometimes people choose to get tribal tattoos, such as this one, with big thick black lines.
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Tribal Upper Arm Tattoo
Photo credit: ninjapoodles - cc
Upper arm tribal tattoo.
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Tribal Eagle Wings
Photo credit: Alienswede - cc
Arm tattoo featuring an eagle with outspread wings.
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Tribal Bull Head
Photo credit: capnsponge - cc
This is a partial tattoo showing a bull’s head and the number 75.
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Tribal Arm Sleeve
Photo credit: Tattoo Lover - cc
Tattoo sleeves cover a full arm. This one has a tribal pattern, and vine like forms.
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