Captain Bret's Tribal Tattoo Photo's

Captain Bret's Tattoo Shop - 2 Collins St. Newport, Rhode Island Next door to Newport Police Department 401-846-4488

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Custom Tribal dragon Tattoo	North coast style sun	Tribal and Celtic together	Haida Orca Tattoo

Pacific Northwest style Native Art sun Tatoo	Tribal around Egyptian Eye	Tribal with Gothic style cross	Way cool Tribal with Celtic knot shamrock

Tribal back with Kanji Tattoo	Large Tribal chest piece	Tribal sun rays & Kanji	Tribal arm Tatoo
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Enormous Tribal sun Tattoo	Native Indian design	Coastal Art Mythical Raven	Tribal spike weave armband

Custom back Tribal Tattoo	Tribal black Dragon Tattoo	Tribal belt-line back	Mid Coast Art style Eagle

Tribal Dragon Tattoo	Tribal Scorpion Tattoo	Tribal with mist	Tribal sun with Celtic center

Todd's Tribal full sleeve		Tribal Dragon & Kanji Tattoo	Kanji Tattoos

Tribal Sun with Shamrock	Tribal lower back	Indian Feather style Tribal	Tribal armband,blue shading

Tribal with Dragon	Tribal Skull Tattoo	Tribal all way round neck	Pacific Northwest Eagle

Haida Orca's Tattoo	Northwest Native Hawk	Southwest Native Indian Motif	Kanji Sun Tattoo

Tribal abstract Sun	Cool Tribal Black Dragon	Tribal Oceanic Sharks	Tribal Dragon Tattoo
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Tribal Eagle Tattoo	Tribal Sun Tattoo design	Tribal Shamrockb	Tribal Skull Cross

Northwest Native Thunderbird	Tribal Armband Tattoo	Tribal Sun Back-piece	Tribal Tattoo

Tribal Bird Tattoo	Irate Tribal Sun	Native Indian Face Tattoo	Thin Tribal Black Dragon

Tribal Mask Tattoo image	Tribal Design on Skull	Tribal Shark Tattoo	Tribal Bear Claw Tattoo

Tribal Dragons	Tribal Strength Dragon	Tribal Arm Modern style	Tribal Celtic Dragon

Tattoo that Captain Bret Designed that was used in Clint Eastwood's movie"MYSTIC RIVER" staring Sean Penn as the character "Jimmy Markum" a South Boston Irish mobster with this celtic styled cross Tattooed on his back

Captain Bret's Tattoo Shop - 2 Collins St. Newport, Rhode Island Next door to Newport Police Department 401-846-4488

The Tribal style originates from the old tribes like the Celtic, the Maori tribes, the Haida tribes, the inhabitants of the Marquesan and the tribes of Borneo. What a lot of people now recognize as Tribal is in fact a new style: New Tribalism are the remains of the old Tribal style. Particularly the Borneo style shows a lot of resemblance with New Tribalism.

Concerning all Tribal styles the division in black and white is important. Not only of what has been tattooed must have a good shape but also the parts that have been left blank must also be well shaped. Besides it is more beautiful that the shapes follow your body contours. The balance with Tribals and Ornamentals are very important. That is the reason why it is so important to have a tattoo done by someone who understands the different styles.

The Celtic tribes
The old Celts lived mainly in England and Ireland (before also in France). Round the year 1000 the Celtic civilization gradually disappeared. Typical of this style is interlace, spirals, dogs, birds and humans

The Maori tribes
The Maori originate from New Zealand and have traditional facial tattoos (moko) and special leg tattoos. This tattoo style, that shows a lot of resemblance with the wood carving of the Maoris, is typical for its spirals. Under influence of the missionaries the traditional Maori tattoos disappeared round 1900. In those days the Maori were hunted for their (tattooed) head as a trophy. The facial tattoos of the Maori were individually designed and they’re for never copied from each other. According to the legend the facial tattoos were made to be recognized by friends and family once deceased. According to the story the light goes right through you when you are dead, but your tattoos show whom you are. Since 1980-1990 there is an uprising of the tattoo phenomenon under the Maori in New Zealand. For the Maori a tattoo means inner strength and mastering this inner strength.

The Haida tribes
The Haida (Indian tribes) lived on the Northwest coast of America. This style of tattoos, which shows a lot of resemblance with the woodcarving of the Haida, thunderbirds, beavers, bears, fish and woodcarving are very common. The pictures are mainly about the Indian astrology. The Indians believed that you partly take over the strength of the animal when having such a tattoo. The Haida style is a forceful, masculine style.

The Marquesan tribes
The Marquesan style originates from the inhabitants of the Marquesan Islands in Polynesia. These islanders used to be completely covered with tattoos. Their bodies showed picture stories, for other tribes to recognize whom you were, where you were from and what you did. In the entire Polynesian area the tattoo culture always has been present, everyone was tattood. The word tattoo is derived from the word 'tatau' that comes from this area. The Marquesan style is mainly based on the divinity Tiki, who is always portrayed with his eyes closed because he smells danger before he sees it. Images that are used a lot in this style are: shells (wealth), shark teeth (protection) lizards, whales, turtles, fish hooks, and so on. The Marquesan style is a form of language in symbols.

Borneo
Borneo is situated above Indonesia. In former times the headhunters (from the Iban- and Dayak tribes) had tattoos for protection and as proof of their achievement. That is how one obtained a spiral in the form of a flower on the front of the shoulders when making a long trip, but also for cutting someone’s head there was a particular symbol. The headhunters protected the rest of the tribe that lived in trees. They themselves lived on the ground and by the looks of their tattoos you could see what they did and what they have been through. Typical for this style are images of scorpions, flowers, dogs, dragons and spirals.

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