Tribal tattoos stem from a specific indigenous background, civilization or ethnicity. Contemporary tribal tattoos are stylized designs. Tribal designs can be from cultures such as Native American Indian, African, Egyptian, Mayan, Aztec, Hawaiian, Samoan, Maori, Polynesian, South Pacific tribes, Micronesian, Melanesian, New Zealand, Eskimo and Inuit, Wiccan, Pagan, Tahitian, and much more.