Bull tattoos are symbolic of masculinity as far as the Samoans are
concerned. Samoa's rich history and cultural diversity has ensured that
the art of tattooing, first introduced more than two thousand years ago
in Samoa, has burgeoned into a global movement! Tattoo, the Samoan word
for tattoo, portrays correctness and workmanlike traits. These two
traits have led to the concept of tattoos being masculine, and bull
tattoos, more so! Apart of its rich cultural magnificence, why should
one give attention to the various vagaries of the Samoans? And what do
they have to do with the concept of bull tattoos?
Did you know that one of the most famous wrestlers of our times, Dwayne Johnson alias The Rock, is a Samoan who can trace his ancestry back to the Polynesian island of Samoa? The Rock has single-handedly raised awareness of the bull tattoo, with his impressively built body sporting the Rock Brahma Bull Tattoo. Any questions about his masculinity? The bull tattoo is an image of a wild bull head with wild and stabbing red eyes, etched in ink on his right arm.