I've heard that tattoos in different places mean different things, some are tribal, others are religous, or traditional, what can you guys (and girls) tell me about this?
2007-02-21 11:10:59 · 7 answers · asked by jakethegrayt 1 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body ➔ Tattoos
This is simply common sense for most of it.
Some tattoos are placed in different spots, because according to their faith, it must face a certain direction, or be flowing in a certain direction. Such as koi. Some koi tattoos are based on blessing of fertility, therefor the koi must be swimming in a certain direction.
Tattoo really just mean what the person wanted them to be. You can have somone with Virgin Mary tattooed on them, but they aren't religious, just their name is Mary too.
The oddity and conditions of tattoos is too broad to example each one.
I really don't think tribal holds much significance anymore, just that it looks "super sweet" (i'm rude, i know) and is the easiest tattoo to think of, find on a wall, or in a sticker tattoo dispenser.
Lots of religious art is just simply that persons commitment to their faith placed on their skin.
Traditional, neo traditional, new school, japanese, traditional japanese and so forth really now, are all just a preference in liking the art.
More than likely if someone is getting a specific thing, it'll be clearly expressed by that person, because more than likely they're going to be completely proud of that piece.
Location really depends on how that person wants it to be seen, or is sometimes based on less pain in the area.
My god, I'm ranting!
2007-02-21 11:18:37 · answer #1 · answered by HellaFied Mama 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
it really depends on the tattoo artist. My friend was charged a little extra because she had a really detailed tattoo going around her ankle that supposedly was going to be more work, to turn her aruond and get it all even etc. But for the most part it just has to do with design, size, color, and detail.
2016-05-24 04:40:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never heard of that before. I have seven tattoos and most of them have some sort of tribal in them and they are in different locations personally I think thats up to you.
2007-02-21 11:20:03 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
these days most tattoo placement has no meaning. there may have been a time where certain images in certain places "meant" something but today it just isn't the case. sometimes people look too much into tattoos. mine are art and that is what they are to me. i don't pick where to put one based on meaning, only how well it will look in that spot.
2007-02-21 13:14:10 · answer #4 · answered by somebody's a mom!! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I hold down Nickythewire.....would one of our resident tattoo artists tattoo the word bigot on his forehead.....???
2007-02-21 12:33:03 · answer #5 · answered by Rider (12NI) 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The lowerback tattoo is so that guys can shoot their load on it. and tittoos are so that guys can pick out the sluts that have backtoos... believe me, it sounds nasty, but those girls are just whores.
2007-02-21 11:21:50 · answer #6 · answered by Nickythewire 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋
DON'T get one on your lower back.
2007-02-21 11:19:04 · answer #7 · answered by Ivan 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋