The year is 2001. Eighteen-year-old Rees Barnett impulsively walks into a tattoo parlour and picks the trendiest designs off the wall display: a tribal arm band and a shoulder tribal tattoo. But over ...
The Magazine's recent piece on Maori tattoos prompted a worldwide response from readers also sporting tribal ink. Whether in homage to a homeland or a decision based on style, all come with a story.
Centuries before rockstars and celebrities, tattoos were used by tribal men and women across the world, whether it was the Maoris of New Zealand or the Apatanis of Arunachal Pradesh, to mark out ...
The New York Times: Cool Tribal Tattoo. Is It From the ’90s?
MLive: From taboo to timeless: Tribal tattoo artist Leo Zulueta makes waves in fine art community
From taboo to timeless: Tribal tattoo artist Leo Zulueta makes waves in fine art community
Tattoos are an integral part of Indigenous and tribal communities worldwide, including South Asia. Whether as a beautification technique or to escape the “evil eyes” of men from other tribes, ...
A design by Ann Arbor-based tattoo artist Leo Zulueta, known as "the father of modern tribal tattooing" Credit: Thomas Duval The central conflict in “Tattoo” is one that has surrounded tattooing for ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: The art of batok and the revival of Filipino tribal tattoo culture
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 revival ...
The art of batok and the revival of Filipino tribal tattoo culture