What does a tattoo of a tribal bird symbolize?

That you have little or no idea what a good tattoo is as well as very little if any artistic side....you may also be a tool.

Obviously a bird tattoo is a sign of freedom and the eternal free spirit. Before man took flight in hand we have always envied the abilities of the birds to fly, swoop down , turn thru the air on the head of a dime.......I can almost see the cro magnon man looking wistfully at the bird in the sky and feeling heavy hearted for being stuck in his place on the surface of his world. As he walks away with his envious thoughts and a tear in his eye, he does not see the red tailed hawk fall out of the sky and strike the swallow he had been watching a few minutes before Follow this link and learn more about tattoos and their hidden meanings, just remember: These are the OPINIONS of what learned people have to say about the subject...And we all know about OPINIONS don't we tattoo.about.com/cs/beginners/a/symbols_... Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" Tatubaron.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.