Do you want a Hawaiian tattoo? Do you want a traditional Hawaiian Tattoo? If you do hang on tight! Traditional Hawaiian Tattoos are applied with a sharpened bone chisel and stick that is tapped into your skin until it bleeds. Once the incision is made with the chisel, ink is rubbed into the wound to form the lines of the tattoo. O.K. The Hawaiian Tattoos may be beautiful, but I don't know if it is worth this kind of pain, or exposure to infection.
Luckily, we have an easier way of applying tattoos. Still painful, but not nearly as painful or time consuming as a Traditional Hawaiian Tattoo. The Polynesian culture is currently bringing us the most insanely popular tattoos of our time. The Tribal Tattoo. Tribal Tattoos are
Originally, Hawaiian tattoos were based around the Hawaiian culture. Like all the Polynesian cultures, the traditional tattoo designs are beautiful in their simple lines and curvilinear shapes. Many have maps of voyages tapped into the skin to mark a courageous crossing or trip. These tattoos are typically found on the leg. The tattoos were also used to differentiate between the classes. The more standing you had in your village, the more tattooing you would wear. Hard for us to remember that not that long ago, Hawaii had a King. If you were a member of the Hawaiian royalty, you would show that pride through the tattoos you wore.
Modern Hawaiian tattoos are typically based on the tribal tattoo with the accent on the beauty of the islands. It is typical to see a tribal tattoo with a gorgeous Hawaiian flower woven into the design. Hawaiian flower tattoos are very popular with women that are looking for a very feminine tattoo. It can circle the ankle, or wrist. It can start at the lower back and come around to the belly or down the leg. Gorgeous. Wonderful Hawaiian flower tattoos adorn both men and women. Palms trees, beautiful Hawaiian flora, waterfalls, wave themes, you name it, there is a Hawaiian Tattoo to go with it.
Finding Hawaiian or Polynesian Tattoo Designs can cause you some difficulty. You can try to find the perfect design on the "free sites" but if you really want the perfect design, spend a few bucks and join one of the tattoo membership sites. They are a bargain. You can view thousands of professional artist drawn tattoo designs and download as many as you like. After you find a few that you like, it is easy to copy and paste them together to get your perfect unique Hawaiian Tattoo.
