There are thousands of tattoo designs to choose from on websites and in catalogs. Tattoos in general are becoming more popular these days and it is tribal Austronesian designs that are becoming increasingly more common.
Symbols within Polynesian tattoo designs and their meaning are as follows -* Shark set - Sharks' set tattoos are for protection.
* Turtles - A turtle symbolisation represents long chronicle and fertility.
* Shells - Shells are a symbolisation of prosperity to the Polynesian grouping and it is possible that they were used as the earliest modify of currency.
* Sharks - The shark itself is seen as sacred. Polynesian shark tattoos are used as a symbolisation of protection from threats.
* Gecko - It is believed that the gecko has powers of a ghostlike nature and are feared but also held in awe by the Polynesians. It is also believed that if a naif gecko laughs then it is an direful prognostic of bad fortune and illness.
* Tiki - The god Tiki is ofttimes shown with eyes closed. This is because Tiki is healthy to odor trouble before it is seen.
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