Tribal Armband Tattoo

Tribal armband tattoos are one of the most common and popular types of armband tattoos out there. These designs look great and can add a touch to your upper arm. They are easy to cover up for work if placed high enough yet they can easily be shown when it is desired. Thus making tribal armband tattoo very popular choice among many men and even some women. This article will help you discover some of the different styles of tribal armband tattoos as well as some ideas for placement, pain level and cost.

Different Tribal Armband Styles

Hawaiian Designs

The Hawaiian from very early on in their culture participated in the art of tattooing a persons body. Thus they have been doing tribal designs for centuries. Many of the designs have been documented and are used frequently in today's tribal designs. The designs often feature a lot of bands that wrap around the arm intermixed with arches and other patterns that go between the bands. These can be enhanced with animals and particularly animals that come from the ocean for example turtle or dolphins. For the most part these designs are usually abstract and full of geometric and arching shapes.

Maori Designs

The Maori also have a long history of tattooing a persons body. Just like the Hawaiian designs these usually feature abstract shapes and a lot of line work done with black inks. However, they do have a distinct design and feel about them making them particular to the Maori culture.

Free Hand Modern

Tribal Many people today also like getting a more freehand tribal band. These tribal designs are more of a modern design and typically feature lines that curve around and in and out of each other creating a unique and original design. These often do not have any meaning in particular and are not based in any cultural design like the two styles above. Nonetheless they are primarily done with black inks.

Placement

An armband tattoo always goes on the arm by nature. When the design is done on the wrist it is often referred to as a bracelet or cuff design. Armband tattoos therefore are most often placed on the upper arm typically where your bicep muscle is the largest. Thus it extenuates the muscle in your arm. However they can also be placed on the forearm as an alternative but they are then much more visible so this needs to be considered beforehand.

Cost

It really depends on the artist and the intricacy and style of design that you want. Typically the abstract designs or modern tribal armband are the cheapest and easiest to get done. As almost any tattoo artist can do these designs. However, Maori and Hawaiian tribal designs are more specific and have to follow traditional rules for the design to have the look and feel of that culture. Therefore this is not a design that just any tattoo artist can do and it is often better to seek a tattoo artist who specializes in these designs. Although, most tattoo artist can research and imitate these traditional designs with a little bit of time. A tribal arm band tattoo include the design and tattooing would typically cost between $100 and $200 dollars depending on the tattoo artist, and the intricacy of the design. Expect to pay in the upper regions or even more for a traditional design.

Pain Level

The pain level on the outside of the arm is typically very love and thus a good place to get a tattoo. However be prepared that the inner arm while it has a good deal of fat and muscle and it is not too close to the bone to be painful it is still a sensitive area and therefore it might hurt more.

Almost all of the designs below are freehand tribal tattoos. None of them are Maori or Hawaiian designs. There was a general lack of good pictures for eitehr of these two tribal designs. Also many of the designs found were full arm, or 1/2 sleeve tattoos and not just a band. I will keep searching for some more.