Polynesian Tattoos

Polynesian tattoo's can be VERY painful getting it done. At time s it is a very long process to do, it takes a very skilled person to do a polynesian taat. The polynesian tat's look very very good' && everyone of them at least has a meaning to it. My plan is to get my first tribal tattoo after graduation. I've been itching to get one eversense iwas sixteen. In our culture (tongan) its a BAD sign for FEMALES in general to get a tattoo. But it does not stop us from getting it. Its not that we are going against our culture or what not, but because the tat's also represent who we are and what not. I chose to blog about this because I think its very unique, the way us polynesians have our tat's done. Its done in a different way and it is like i said before VERY painful. But all in all, in the end of the we will be satisfied with what we got.
Here is an example of a polynesian tattoo on a female. It is located on her leg. It shows the before and after.

Now my piece, I don't want it on my leg but on my back right shoulder. Here is my piece designed by my cousin. My design shows' the flowers on the bottom represent I am an island gurl, the turtle represent my family from the begininning, the 2 on the turtle's back represent me as one of the generation in the family, the tribals represent Im a polynesian and the  music notes shows my fame in music. This was designed by one of my talented cousin's and in my opinion, i think its REALLY nice. This piece will take a long time and the pain will be very painful. A piece like this will be up for $350. But the price won't stop me from getting what I want :)

This last one is a picture of my brothers recent tattoo. The name is my grandmothers' which I was named after as well. It also has tribal drawings on it to show that he too is a polynesian.