by mogoel on Dec.08, 2010, under celtic tattoos, tatoo designs, tattoo for man, tribal tattoos
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tribal celtic tattoo designs are also the Inuit tribes of the north. The expert tribal tattooists of the Inuit were usually the elderly women. Their experience working with hides and other precise duties made their hands perfect for tattooing the tribal markings and amulets into their kinsman. The tattooist would make a mixture of lampblack, urine, and graphite as the pigment for her indelible tribal artwork. All of these items had a spiritual power and were commonly used to ward off evil spirits. These tribal tattoos were also believed to prevent and cure sickness associated with the evil spirits. She would then take a strip of sinew and string it through a bone or steel needle, soak it in the pigment, and then proceed to her creations. (continue reading…)
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