Tribal tattoos

Work cat.: Dinter, M.H. Tribal tattoo designs, 2000: p. 19 ("Whilst the practice of tribal tattooing has been declining, there has been an upsurge in what could be termed 'new tribal' tattooing, especially in Western countries. Here, the original tribal designs are applied but without any of the associated cultural links.")
Tribal : traditional tattoo designs, c1996.
Yahoo! search, Sept. 21, 2001 (tribal tattoos; tribal and Celtic tattoos; tribal tattoo designs; Tattoo styles include traditional Japanese, cover-ups, fine line, black & grey, old and new school, and tribal)
tribals.com WWW site, Sept. 21, 2001 (Japanese, tribals, and other types of tattoos; tribal and celtic tattoos)
Dreamland Creations WWW site, Sept. 21, 2001: tattoos/tattoo gallery/tribal ("Tribal tattoos are often influenced by art from native, indigenous tribes. Such tattoos include Maori patterns, Eskimo totems and Aztec sun clocks. Other types of tribal tattoos rely more on the use of heavy lines to create an image. These tattoos often consist of black linework but color tattoos are becoming more frequent in this category.")
LC database, Sept. 21, 2001 (titles: Punk and neo-tribal body art; Return of the tribal; Tattoo marks on the body of tribals of Vadodara District of Gujarat State)