Monkey Tattoo

Monkeys known for their playfulness, mischief as well as entertaining demeanor. In some mythologies, monkeys are seen mingling with God and are looked upon as messengers. They are also placed among the stars. Hence, monkey tattoos are seen as a great expression of personality. They can also be looked upon as a way to show the person's fascination for these revered primates.

Simian Tattoo Meaning

There are a number of meanings attached to a monkey tattoo. To some, monkeys symbolize wisdom and knowledge. According to some people, evil powers are attached to these creatures. Almost all of us would agree, that monkeys are wise as well as tricky creatures. However, these days you will see that monkeys are depicted as cheaters, dishonest creatures, who also perform some bad as well as some good tricks, but not to forget they are also witty creatures. In the Chinese culture, monkey represents the sage king in East Asia. It also comes to symbolize the 'Great Sage Equal to Heaven'. They are revered in China, because according to the Chinese these animals are consistent and are also intelligent. The Chinese use the monkey to symbolize a king, as they are said to be able to make reliable decisions, but at the same time, they are also versatile. You may want to read on Chinese tattoos and their meanings.

On the other hand in India, a monkey God named Hanuman, who is said to be an incarnation of Shiva, is revered. The qualities attached to Hanuman include bravery, loyalty and it is devotion, which makes the incarnation stand apart. In Japan, monkeys are looked upon as messengers of the God and they symbolize harmonious marriage, fertility and childbirth as well. Click to read on Japanese tattoos and their meanings.

Simian Tattoo Designs

If you are fond of the zodiac, then one of the ideas, which you may want to give a thought to is the Chinese zodiac monkey tattoo. It makes for a very trendy design. There is a varied range of designs for monkey images, like woodblock-type image or may be even a simple Kanji script, which reflects the 9th zodiac sign according to the Chinese astrology.

There are a number of stories associated with the monkey God in the Hindu mythology. A flying monkey God chasing flying sun makes for a different, yet wonderful tattoo design. The monkey God hit with a thunderbolt by Indra or the monkey God flying out of the lips of an extraordinarily large Demon, or even the image of Hanuman with a trailing burning tail behind him and setting the Lanka ablaze, etc. are some of the images, which you may want to incorporate in your tattoo design.

A number of monkey tattoo often illustrate the animal in a cute and charming form or sometimes also as caricatures. The usual image of a monkey features a small round head and stout animal. Human-like features given to the monkey also makes a design appeal. Here you can use your creativity and come up with different features, which can be used to make such a tattoo. You can opt to pick up a particular trait of your personality and have it depicted in a funny way. A tattooed monkey can be shown doing number of actual things, which humans do, like reading, playing video games or dancing, etc. The other option is to show a monkey in its natural settings or surroundings. Showing a monkey swinging from a branch, is a tattoo design, which will never go out of fashion.

Monkey motifs can be made as sleeve tattoos, lower back tattoos, ankle tattoos, etc. Simian tattoos have become popular as they have human-like features and not to forget the sassy personality, which makes it easy to place it on a variety of images. At the same time, they also make for a great symbol for a person, who has wild, clever as well as endearing personality.