Tribal Dolphin Tattoo

Dolphins have always had a significant role in human life.
The tribal dolphin tattoo has always had a significant role in tattoo life; it is a very old, but very popular design.
Its popularity stems from the esteem in which we hold these particular sea creatures, due in no small part to their intelligence and beauty.

The dolphins elegance and grace transfers well into a tribal image, or entwined within another tribal design.
The black swirling lines and dramatic symmetrical shapes associated with tribal imagery can be used with stunning effect around the image of the dolphin.

Tribal Dolphin Tattoo

“It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English - up to fifty words used in correct context - no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese.”

Dr. Carl Sagan quotes (American Astronomer, Writer and Scientist, 1934-1996)

Tribal Dolphin Tattoo

It is an important and popular fact that things are not always what they seem.
For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much - the wheel, New York, wars and so on - whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time.
But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man - for precisely the same reasons.

Douglas Adams, The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Tribal Dolphin Tattoo

“One day I saw four Dolphins, how much I have gazed at these beautiful creatures... as they changed their hue in twenty varieties of richest arrangement of tints.”

John James Audubon quotes

I have many more images, photos and flash designs, please follow the links below.

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