T family

Design Story

This simple Polynesian turtle tattoo was prepared for Cristiano and it symbolizes his family: the three dots above the flax leaves (family union) and a stylized T between tiki hands for protection symbolizes three children, protected between the parents placed on the front flippers of the turtle.

The sun completing the shell is a symbol of joy and life.

The front flippers also include fish hooks for prosperity and the back flippers tiki hands for protection, joining the ones on the shell.

The colored image below shows the main elements within the half sleeve: