Symbolism

Butterflies often represent:

• rebirth
• renewal
• perseverance
• rejuvenation
• the soul

Tribal tattoos often represent:

• a person’s identification with a cultural heritage, belief, or practice.
• an allegiance to a specific social group or culture.

Although you may see phrases like Polynesian tattoos, Celtic tattoos, Japanese tattoos, Filipino tattoos, or Maori tattoos, they all fall under the category of Tribal Tattoos. Tribal tattoos tend to be abstract in form and black in color however due to their recent popularity many of them are now applied in different colors.

Tribal butterfly tattoos are some of the most interesting tattoo designs available because of the artistic nature of the design. When viewing a tattoo of this nature your eyes are automatically drawn to the central image of the design, the butterfly. Some of the designs are so abstract that you may not recognize the butterfly at first glance. This makes the tattoo more interesting and by extension, often draws attention to the wearer!

Like many butterfly designs, tribal butterfly tattoos look great in the lower back area. However, unlike regular butterfly tattoes, tribal ones look good on both men and women.

As with all tattoo designs it’s important to follow the guidelines below:

• Start with an image that has clean, clear lines.
• Make sure the image has smooth curves.
• The curves should not be too close to one another otherwise the tattoo artist may have trouble applying the design to your body.
• Get a Xerox copy of the image in the exact size you want it placed on your body. This is very important because a design that looks great in a large size might not be appropriate as a smaller tattoo because the image may lose too much detail.

UPDATE: Attached below are tattoo flash sheets of tribal butterfly tattoos. Feel free to use them as you see fit:

1. Click on any image to open it inside a blank window.

2. Print.

For photos and more information on Tribal Tattoos see:

Lower Back Tribal Tattoos

Different Types of Free Tattoo Patterns