North American Tribal Tattoo

Tribal tattooing is commonly used in Native American tribes to designate the location within the tribe. The men of the Illinois Indian tribe, for example, would normally have tattoos of weapons of war on their bodies. Women, on the other hand, had tools. The tools of war were found to outperform the tools. These tribal tattoos have been minimized.

Timucua tribes, on the other hand, a heavily-used tattoos. These tattoos are represented in the list, as well as their social role, their family lines, their tribal affiliation, their wealth, power for their actions and their acts of courage. Their tattoos were simple lines and circles, intricate patterns and designs.