Sometimes the body design is connected with the contemporary fashion trends but it is wrong to link it only to the fashion. The body design must indicate something individual more than being selected only for beauty. Though the Polynesian males and females always decorate their figures with body art, the main distinction between them is that the TIKI tattoos imprinted on the males body cover more parts of it. There are a lot of people who can decode TIKI designs.
Derivation of TIKI Tattoos
The name TIKI derives from Maori religions. Not only the first human was called TIKI, but also the name TIKI was used to indicate the human-formed sculptures done in Polynesia.
TIKI presents the artworks done in the central and Southern areas of the Pacific Ocean. These artworks are extended from Hawaii to New Zealand and Papua New Guinea to the Cook Islands were the Polynesian nation usually inhabit.
The significations of TIKI tattoo
The stylized individual body performs a principal role in TIKI art, with images wich show the Polynesian divinities. Though the name Tiki presented the first Maori human, who was the racial person and decorated his face habitually with individual things. Now these things are included in TIKI tattoo. TIKI has several significations.
Eyes looking up mean defense.
Eyes looking below mean success.
Nose utilized in tattoo means feel reaching risk.
Unlocked mouth shows serenity.
Smiling mouth indicates fortune.
Language shows the fighter.
Crawlers
The crawler images are mainly used in TIKI design. They can have various meanings. Can signify home and richness, long lasting existence.
The images linked to the circle are frequently used in TIKI tattoos too. Some circular images in TIKI art are utilized to indicate the sun wich commonly characterizes authority, richness, the advantage of the individual. These images can change their meanings associating with other designs. Rising sun shows the start of the life and the setting sun shows end. The image of Ocean is also included in TIKI tattoo, as the Polynesian people are related to the ocean.
The finest TIKI tattoos for males
In this tattoo is designed the first TIKI person. A common black shadow provides to this image an original view and attracts the attention to its particular points.
This TIKI design presents three pictures of the tiki person. It is painted to make jocker funny result with the detail around the mouth. Colors and flowers are associated in this picture and attract more attention on this picture.
This TIKI design is very amazing and covers both hands. It is concentrated on the ideas about the TIKI person. The head of the TIKI man is painted with black color.
