The most used tattoo patterns are those of tribal tattoos. This is the name given to the type of tattoos that were traditional with the tribes living in Africa as well as in the islands located in the Pacific Ocean. It is simple to identify the designs since they are characterized by black lines that make symmetrical patterns. Usually such patterns are done in black and skin tone hues, however sometimes there are bright colors involved to make the tattoos a lot more noticeable on the skin. There is no specific object associated with a tribal tattoo although nowadays they are usually in the designs of animals and birds.