While the popularization of tattoo culture has dramatically shifted ... to dissolving into eddies of half-geometric, half-tribal shapes, animal motifs, and symbols that evoke ancient inspiration.

It goes without saying that these days, tattoos are everywhere. And while societal acceptance of ink has ebbed and flowed, ...

Kalinga tribal tattoo artist Whang-Od These ... "People are sacrificing their skin to revive this ancestral form of art and make sure it is not forgotten," says Elle Festin, the co-founder ...

In the ’90s, he said, tribal tattoos had a fairly limited range of design, but now the art is a little looser and tattoo artists can do “whatever comes to our mind.” The man generally ...

Centuries before rockstars and celebrities, tattoos were used by tribal ... of-the art tattoo guns and ink used today, the Apatanis used thorns to cut the skin and soot mixed in animal fat for ...

Certain generations adore specific tattoos - whether it's Gen X ... and intricate details such as tribal arm bands, realistic animals, and geometric patterns with bold lines.' ...

The Filipino art of tattooing, or batok, may not be as well known as the Polynesian or Maori tribal tattoo traditions, but after nearly being lost in the late 19th century, it's experiencing a ...

The "tapping" tattoo method is extremely painful and can be endured for short periods only The preservation of tribal tattooing ... revive this ancestral form of art and make sure it is not ...