Tribal back tattoos are making a very impressive comeback in recent times, along with tribal designs for other parts of the body. These designs did have a period of popularity back in the middle of the last century, but have taken a bit of a back seat since then. Since the last decade of the previous century, tribal tattoos of all types have been back in fashion again.Despite this, many people are still not fully aware of the history and tradition at the back of this resurgent trend. Although the designs themselves receive plenty of attention and publicity, it seems that the underlying reasons for them do not.
The tribal back tattoos which you regularly see paraded by young people today had their roots in the South Sea traditions of Polynesia. Although other islands in the Pacific Ocean have contributed handsomely towards the inventory of design we have available today, notable the Maori part of New Zealand, it is from Hawaii that the greatest contribution has come.
