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The most used tattoo patterns are those of tribal tattoos. This is the name given to the type of tattoos that were traditional with the tribes living in Africa as well as in the islands located in the Pacific Ocean. It is simple to identify the designs since they are characterized by black lines that make symmetrical patterns. Usually such patterns are done in black and skin tone hues, however sometimes there are bright colors involved to make the tattoos a lot more noticeable on the skin. There is no specific object associated with a tribal tattoo although nowadays they are usually in the designs of animals and birds.

The tribes that used these types of tattoos in the parts of the world did not do so for style. Instead wearing a tattoo used to be symbol of status. For the the Samoan tribes from the South Pacific, becoming a man meant having almost all of the skin of the body coated with tattoos. Any man who didn’t have tattoos was regarded as an outcast by the tribe.

Getting their bodies tattooed became one of several ways by which Indian tribes in North America prepared for warfare against their enemies. In Burma, it was vital to have a tattoo on the upper body covering the area of the heart because it used to be the belief of the people that a tattoo on this section of the body could safeguard them against being killed by a bullet. Therefore, the concept of tribal tattoos is really symbolic rather than just a matter of being in style by getting a tattoo.

The tradition of using the designs of tribal tattoos was not used in the Western World until the 1990’s. The first use of this type of design was for a Los Angeles rock band by Leo Zuleta. Pretty soon it became a phenomenon associated with rock music and everyone wanted to have a tribal tattoo.

There’s no particular section of the body where tribal tattoos ought to be located. Even so, if you’re thinking about getting one of these designs, you might want to give it careful thought. The tattoo of a bat, for instance, can have different connotations determined by where you reside if you want to remain true to the original intention of the design. To the American Indian, the bat was regarded as being a trickster and to have such a tattoo meant that you were an individual that couldn’t be relied on. In contrast, to the tribes of the South Pacific, the bat came to be adored and the symbol was given a location of significance on the body.

Due to the fact tribal tattoos are lasting, they aren’t designs you should take lightly when you decide you want to get a tattoo. Make sure that the design you decide on is something you can live with as you will have it for the rest of your life. They are usually really big and cover up a large portion of the section of the body where you choose to have one. You can find literally thousands of designs to choose from and some of these are designed for specific parts of the body.

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A few of the current marching members had tattoo's that resembled another 'nick-name' that was associated with the corps. "The Green Machine".  The Cavaliers marching was so precise, that when they marched around the football field, they literally looked like a moving machine. You could usually hear a pin drop in the stadium because the crowd was so intent in what the corps was doing, or waiting to see what kind of drills would be made.

Some of the young guys had 'Gear' tattoo's. Gears resembled this well oiled machine. We received 1 gear for each year we marched with the corps, and a separate gear for being initiated. These gears would be worn around our necks. New guys didn't have any gears as they haven't completed a full year marching. Some only had 1 gear, while the 'old guys' would have 5-10 gears.

Since 2003, I knew I wanted a tattoo, but just couldn't bring myself to actually getting it done. Now that I've narrowed it down to either the 'Guido', 'Standing Man', or 'Gear', the question became where was I going to put it. I couldn't put it too far down my arm due to work (they look down on tattoo's), and I didn't want to have it always covered up when I was off duty. Did I want to put it on my leg? What about my shoulder blade where I've seen other tattoo's?

One of my great friends here in Minneapolis already has several tattoo's, so we were talking about me getting one finally. He has a tribal band around his arm that he altered to put a lightening bolt in, as well as a dragon tattoo down his forearm.