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TRIBAL
TATTOOS FROM AROUND THE WORLD Tribal Tattoos Worldwide looks at the traditional tribal tattoo practices of indigenous and aboriginal peoples around the world and is a celebration of cultural diversity and tattoo culture. We welcome article and story submissions to be added to our Tribal Tattoo pages. Check out these great in depth tribal tattoo articles by our very own tattoo expert Lars Krutak. North America’s Tattooed Indian Kings
Tribal
Tattoo History |
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| Tribal Tattoo Design History - a timeline... | ||||
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2000BC |
50BC Central Asia Scythian Chief ![]() |
400AD Great Britain Pict couple ![]() |
1800AD Egypt Coptic tattoos ![]() |
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1800AD Burma Tattoo designs ![]() |
1800AD New Zealand Maori tattoos ![]() |
1815AD Hawaii Royal tattoos ![]() |
1850AD Egypt Female tattoos ![]() |
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1850AD Laos-Burma Trouser tattoos ![]() |
1880AD North Africa Moroccan woman ![]() |
1880AD Philippines Mindanao designs ![]() |
1885AD Queen Charlottes Haida tattoos ![]() |
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Pictures
& text are from the book "Tribal
Tattoo Designs" by Maarten Hesselt van Dinter, Pepin Press.
Maarten has a collection of 2000 drawings, pictures and more than
1000 books and articles on cultural anthropology and tattooing. So
far he has found more than 110 cultures that one time or another
practiced tattooing. Pictures and text used with kind permission. |
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