A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Iroquois Tribal

It’s fairly rare to see First Nations tattoos (Ryan is the only person I know with one in person), so it was nice to get this picture. Bill sends in this tattoo of Iroquois style work (with a little bit of Europe tossed in), done by Justin at Sleepy Hollow Studios in Welland, Ontario.

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11 responses to “Iroquois Tribal”

  1. Manada Avatar

    It’s actually not that rare at all to see them — at least in my world. I can think of at least 10 people I know (personally) with Aboriginal-themed tattoo work (who are actually Aboriginal people anyways) —- it’s just that none of them are on BME or IAM.

  2. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    Ask them to send in their pictures please 🙂

  3. verucassault Avatar
    verucassault

    That’s really neat to see.

  4. heliophobe Avatar
    heliophobe

    West Coast Aboriginal style tattooing is somewhat common here in Vancouver.

  5. Slick Avatar
    Slick

    Hey I’m part that.
    I gotta go show Ma!

  6. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    heliophobe – You’re right, I’d totally blanked on that… West Coast style art is quite common in general.

  7. top26 Avatar
    top26

    looks like the fella from ‘Botherhood of the Wolf’…

  8. Jezibelle Avatar

    I’ve seen a bunch of them. But then again, I grew up in a place that means Drift wood in Iroquois.

  9. RustY Avatar

    Hmm. I’ve been seeing a lot of Native American styled tattooing, but not much from the other side of the strait.
    Actually, now that I think of it – nothing Russian styled.
    Is that because there was no tattooing going on there (hard for me to believe), or is it just not popular?

  10. chris chrisite Avatar
    chris chrisite

    it s great.I did not know this stuff was that common now. I have the creators claw on my chest I would love to see other pics I going to post mine.

  11. d Avatar

    haudenosaunee art rocks! anyone know where i can find more info? ive been searching the net for hours…

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