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Warrior, father

January 26th, 2010
  Author: GiErre

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The warrior symbolizes strength and courage, and we inserted some motifs in it to represent how Marcello, who requested this tattoo, recently became a father.

The typical outstretched tongue of the Haka Maori dance serves as an intimidation to enemies, and to set them on challenge. On this account we placed waves and a mango pare motif (hammerhead shark) inside of it: to symbolize the strength and determination needed in facing every change or new challenge.

The seahorse symbolizes tenacity and patience, and sometimes paternity (it´s the male that carries the eggs till babies are born).

Inside the sun (here as a symbol of life and joy) we placed two korus (new life, birth) to symbolize that this new life brings a new beginning for Marcello too.

We used a lizard (good luck, life) as the nose of the warrior and the fish hook symbolizes prosperity.


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 Comments:
 Man...let me start off by saying how awesome this design is by itself. It is very powerful and the gaps between the lines help the design to not be too bold.  The really cool part is the subtle meaning encompassed within the design itself, which I think makes a great tat.  
  by Tat fan Brian
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  by Benny
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