Native American Tribal Tattoos

Native American Tribal Tattoos are a popular style of cultural tattoos for American Indians as well as people who have a respect and appreciation for Native American culture. Many different tribes have specific markings or animals that represent different things in their culture that they show pride in. The Native Americans take their religion and heritage very seriously. These types of tattoos have become very popular to other individuals nowadays. Native Americans believed that if they had a specific tattoo on them they would possess certain powers and strengths. Different animal tattoos were believed to give various powers and abilities to the Native Americans.

Native American Ritual Tattoos

In addition to the Native American tattoo designs, some of the different tribes had certain tattoos that were carved as a means of performing a tribal ritual. The tattoo is done by using either a sharpened rock or bone to carve the tattoo into their skin, and then they used all natural dyes that were made from different plants, and soot. Some tribes even get their whole faces tattooed. Some of the more common tattoos people get that are of the Native American heritage are dream catchers, Indian feathers, totem poles, skin walkers, arrowheads, the moon, stars, animal spirits, eagles, wolves, and famous American Indians. Below are some examples of various Native American Tattoos: both gray wash tribal tattoos and colored tribal tattoos,

Native American Tribal Tattoo Designs

• This is a totem pole tattoo done in gray wash.


• This is a skull with Native American feathers on it mostly don't in black ink with little color to make it stand out.


• This is a bigger Native American tattoo with many different things in it


• This is a Native American mans head inside of a tribal eagle


• This is a Native American woman


• This is a more popular Native American arm band with feather on it.


• This is a gray wash dream catcher of half Native American man and half wolf