Barbed Wire Tattoos
People get barbed wire tattoos for a variety of reasons. Some people get them because they think that the design gives them a look of strength and power. Barbed wire tattoos are also very well known in the prison culture. Each link on the barbed wire is supposed to represent one year of imprisonment. In many prisons across Asia and Europe, a barbed wire tattoo on the forehead represents someone who has received a sentence of life imprisonment. Of course, most people get barbed wire tattoos because they think they look cool.
It is a design element that can be used with equal success on both a man and a woman. When this tattoo is placed on a muscular bicep or tricep, then the effect can really be dazzling. It has been said that the barbed wire tattoo can be traced back to the early nineteenth century, when the American West was being tamed. During this time, ranchers often used barbed wire to protect their cattle and their families from harm. It wasn’t long before this design element made it into the tattoo culture and now it has become pretty much an American tattoo standard that is up there with tribal and Asian designs. |
