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As some know I am 1/4 Native American. (Apache) This was a design that was inked by a very dear friend of mine named Terry. He is the owner as well as a tattoo artist at Wildcard Studios here in Wilmington, DE (USA) Now this was a piece that was NOT designed by me or him. He was kind enough to ink it for me, and he is part Native American himself. Terry is part Navajo. I found the design while going through pictures a long time ago (at least the original design. I had the design changed a little to how I wanted it.) The feathers are in a circle around a Native American shield design. Behind the blue, aquamarine, and gold, shield design in red is one of the Native American designs for the sun. The red lines of the sun normally connect to a circle, but I had it put as the background. I love how it turned out, and is the start of the sleeve that I am getting done on my left arm. So for those who are wondering here is some of the reasons I got this particular piece, and what some of the pieces of the tattoo means or represent. (I like there to be meaning behind the pieces I get, and yes that includes my One Piece tattoos) Here is what the red sun symbol that is behind the blue and gold shield I chose looks like. ( image4.spreadshirt.com/image-s… )

The feathers symbolized honor & connected the user with the Creator.

Sun symbolizes:

*the four points of the compass (north, south, east, and west);
*the four seasons of the year (spring, summer, autumn and winter);
*the four periods of each day (morning, noon, evening and night);
*the four seasons of life (childhood, youth, middle years and old age)
*the four sacred obligations one must develop (a strong body, a clear mind, a pure spirit, and a devotion to the welfare of others) in some tribes beliefs.

Again I do not own the original design, I just found it and fell in love with it. If I knew who it belonged to I would credit them.
Tattooing credit: Terry Manning, Wildcard Studios www.facebook.com/wildcardstudi…

Hope you like.

Description
As some know I am 1/4 Native American. (Apache) This was a design that was inked by a very dear friend of mine named Terry. He is the owner as well as a tattoo artist at Wildcard Studios here in Wilmington, DE (USA) Now this was a piece that was NOT designed by me or him. He was kind enough to ink it for me, and he is part Native American himself. Terry is part Navajo. I found the design while going through pictures a long time ago (at least the original design. I had the design changed a little to how I wanted it.) The feathers are in a circle around a Native American shield design. Behind the blue, aquamarine, and gold, shield design in red is one of the Native American designs for the sun. The red lines of the sun normally connect to a circle, but I had it put as the background. I love how it turned out, and is the start of the sleeve that I am getting done on my left arm. So for those who are wondering here is some of the reasons I got this particular piece, and what some of the pieces of the tattoo means or represent. (I like there to be meaning behind the pieces I get, and yes that includes my One Piece tattoos) Here is what the red sun symbol that is behind the blue and gold shield I chose looks like. ( image4.spreadshirt.com/image-s… )

The feathers symbolized honor & connected the user with the Creator.

Sun symbolizes:

*the four points of the compass (north, south, east, and west);
*the four seasons of the year (spring, summer, autumn and winter);
*the four periods of each day (morning, noon, evening and night);
*the four seasons of life (childhood, youth, middle years and old age)
*the four sacred obligations one must develop (a strong body, a clear mind, a pure spirit, and a devotion to the welfare of others) in some tribes beliefs.

Again I do not own the original design, I just found it and fell in love with it. If I knew who it belonged to I would credit them.
Tattooing credit: Terry Manning, Wildcard Studios www.facebook.com/wildcardstudi…

Hope you like.