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With the current resurgent trend in tribal tattoos, its surprising that African tattoos are not much more common in the western world of body art designs. However as beautiful as African Tribal designs are, do you understand the meanings behind them?

Well here are five facts that explore some of the lesser know ideals behind African Tribal Tattoo designs:

Fact 1

Some African body art are drawn to give the wearer protection from harm, the symbolism in the images guarding them throughout life.

Fact 2

African body art were never meant to be merely drawings for bodily decoration. They are drawn so that the wearer of the art can take on an almost Supernatural state. Given the term scarification, represent a way for the wearer to appear more than human.

Fact 3

African scarification or tattooing, often uses symbols that reflect the wearers character, and is used as proof of courage and braver; which are the things one needs to undergo the painful application of the body art.

Fact 4

The first African tattoo found was dated back to a mummy in 1994 BC, although it is estimated that there are tattoos dating back to 2000BC; and images showing Egyptian High Priestesses with tattooed arms have been found.

Fact 5

There is a type of body art that is done by those in Africa whose skin is generally too dark for regular tattoo coloration to appear. It is called cicatrisation and it works by opening a small part of the skin to create a designed wound. They then rub ash into the wound so that when it heals, it results in a permanent raised scar.

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Allen Stevens writes for www.TattooDesignOnline.net, a website that has an easy to search, free online database of tattoo designs.

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More and more women are opting to have tattoos, making it commonplace to observe women wearing tribal tattoos and other such body art. A couple of generations ago, fewer than 10% of women wore a tattoo, now that number is over 60%. So when you’ve decided that a tribal tattoo is definitely what you want, how should you go about finding the right one?

Step One: Tattoo Magazines

Their are many tattoo magazines out there on the newsstands, but there are few dedicated solely to women. One such magazine is called ‘Tattoos For Women’; from the Outlaw Biker Enterprises stables. You can get to see a lot of designs, specifically drawn for a woman, and get to form an idea of the kind of art you would be proud to wear.

Step Two: Tattoo Parlours

All tattoo parlours will have on display the kind of body art they will do. Simply browsing through the artworks that they have on display on their walls will give you an idea of the type of tribal tattoos you may want. Never be afraid to ask the tattoo artist questions, and seek advice about what designs might be suitable. Also further questions such as ‘Do you have references for your work?’ or asking about costs, before having the tattoo done, are important too.

Step Three: Online Galleries

The Internet is so vast an wide, it should come as no surprise that the Internet provides one of the best options for you to find Tribal Tattoo images. In fact, the tattoo designs online is so extensive, you should instead start to think about narrowing your search. For example, do you know what type of tribal tattoo you would like? Maori, Celtic, African or Native American? Once you start to narrow down your search, you will find that picking out a tattoo design will be much easier.

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For images of Tribal Tattoo Designs visit http://www.TattooDesignOnline.net, a website that has an easy to search, free online database of tattoo designs.

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