This feminine Polynesian tattoo for the hip is one of two designed to go together telling Tereza's story.

This one starts on the back (the past) with a moray eel (adversities) that brought pain.
Her family was there with her along the way, she learned from this, and she was shown another path (the row of birds) that leads to a star intended as the direction to follow.

The braid represents union and the shell of the turtle is shaped by an all-seeing eye for protection.

The colored image below shows the individual elements within the tattoo: