American Cultures Tattoo

autoclave for 60 minutes at 270 degrees and 26psi. Gloves are used at all times, we all wear non latex gloves. Costs: It depends how long you sit. The cost for one hour is $100 dollars. Piercing costs differ also. It depends on what jewelry you wish to buy and what piercing you want to have done. Appointments: Call as soon as possible before everyone is booked! 412.828.8661 The shops hours are from 1pm to 9pm from Monday to Saturday.

Native American tattoos offer an endless amount of design options and can display a true homage to the Native American culture. Many tattoos are used just as a status symbol, but more and more tattoos are depicting cultural ties to a person’s heredity, affiliation with some group or club or tribal symbols, such as those found in Native American cultures.

Native American tattoos are gaining in popularity because of the many beautiful drawings and symbols of the Native American cultures where animals and nature are revered. In many Native American cultures there is a belief that everything in the universe has meaning and humans were meant to pay attention and to respect nature. Native American tattoos are a way of having a particular spirit with people at all times, especially in uncertain times when help is needed.

Native American tattoos that depict animals for example may be reminiscent of astrology in that they can represent they type of person you are, based on an animal’s character. One of the most sacred of animals Native Americans revered was the wolf. The wolf is associated with those born between Feb 19-Mar 20. The character of the wolf is said to be emotional and yet gentle except when angered. The wolf is known to be intelligent, cunning and fiercely loyal. Native American tattoos representing the animals of the zodiac is said to have that animal spirit with the person throughout their lives. Other Native American tattoos can depict nature, such as the wind. Many Native Americans believed the wind was a living entity in and of itself.

The Hopi Native Americans are considered ‘the peaceful people’ and have rich symbols anyone loving tattoos would enjoy. The ‘cosmic cross’ symbol, which is a circle with a cross drawn in the middle and circles drawn in each of the four empty areas is known as the Hopi world symbol. The four circles inside the larger circle indicate the four Native American Nations and the bars (or cross inside the circle) represent the directions of north, east, south, and west.

The power of symbolism is great indeed and is a way to get to know ourselves and the world we live in. Native American tattoos are a great way to show individuality and to honor and respect those who fought to live in harmony with nature.

It's all well and good to snigger at "Engrish" -- weird, random Englishoid phrases printed on Japanese garmets and packaging, but check this out: the Chicago Tribune went out and looked at the "Japanese" characters tattooed on five Chicagoans and had them translated, then compared the results with what the bearers thought their ink meant.

Emerging from their often unsavoury reputation of the recent past, tattoos have gained increasing prominence in the past decade. Life magazine estimated in 1936 that 10 million Americans, or approximately 6% of the population had at least one tattoo. A Harris Poll, done in 2003, nearly triples those numbers and estimates that 16% of Americans now have one or more tattoos.