Is A Tribal Tattoo And A Polynesian Tattoo The Same Thing?

Question

Is A Tribal Tattoo And A Polynesian Tattoo The Same Thing?

Answer 1

No.

Tribal is primarily a style of tattoo with mostly black swirls or sharp angles while Polynesian and Samoan ink has more meaning.

This is not to say that a tribal tat cannot have meaning. If it means something to you or represents something, then it HAS meaning. If not, it's just a style.

There are different styles of tribal ink or stylized tribal ink. See these links for some examples.

First two are somewhat but not typical tribal based tattoos:

http://womensink.blogspot.com/2008/07/as-these-pictures-show-they-are-not.html

Tribal:
[IMG]http://www.checkoutmyink.com/assets/photos/0169/0563/DSC01446.JPG[/IMG]
[IMG]http://www.checkoutmyink.com/assets/photos/0168/5148/Kimo-Leopoldo_1.jpg[/IMG]

Polynesian:

[IMG]http://www.checkoutmyink.com/assets/photos/0168/7208/conradopb.jpg[/IMG]