Maori Tattoo with Koru Design

Maori symbol for rebirth, growth, strength and peace. Modeled on the curling tip of a fern fiddlehead.

Celtic Tara Circle Tattoo Design

On a magnificent bronze mirror on display in the National Museum of Ireland this swirling pattern appears in unimaginably fine tiny detail. Here it is shown in several versions. The swirls alone, with graphic sun rays, and surrounded by a pattern drawn to describe an appearance of Halley's comet in the year 451.

Tartan Tattoo with Celtic Band Design

The tartan is the ancestral fabric of the Celts, worn in ancient times throughout the seven nations and identifiable today as a symbol of ethnic pride.

Bronze Sword La Tene Culture Tattoo Design

An intricate pattern found detailing an ancient La Tene culture bronze sword. A wish for strength and success in battle, dating from before the time of iron, or of steel.