100 Women’s Arm Tattoo Designs That Won’t Have You Up in Arms

High Priestesses, Sideshow Freaks, Criminals, Slaves, Victorians, Royalty, Tribeswomen, Models, Scythinans, Tharacians, Rus, Britons, Nubians, Maori, Polynesian, Chinese, Greek, and Roman. The common denominator between these occupations and cultures is the prevalence of tattooed women in their history. The mummified remains of an Egyptian High Priestess Amunet date back to 2000 B.C. and show evidence of the distinguished woman’s many tattoos. Throughout the centuries tattooing has gained and lost popularity in many cultures. While tattooing was occasionally fashionable for the ancient Greeks and Romans they also used body art to identify members of religious sects, criminals, and slaves. The Britons were recounted as having blue tattoos covering their bodies. To such an extent the Roman nickname for one of the tribes was the “Picti” or painted people. Despite modern misconceptions women have had an undeniable role in the evolution of tattoos and this article presents you with 100 photos to inspire your next ink session.