I'm inspired about the Polynesian Tattoo which have a great symbolic.

 

Bird "Manu" : Imaginary, Dead person incarnation, Liberty, Dream, Travel

Butterfly "Pepe" : Thoughlessness, Liberty, Magic

Dolphin "'ou'a" : Friendship, Love, Intuition, Joy, To be wise

Enata (Stylized human) : Woman, Man, Individual, Ties between individuals (if there are a lot)

Fish hook "Matau" : Abundance, Attachment to his roots, Luck, Skillfulness, Knowledge, Subsistence

Flower "Pua" : Love, Beauty, Fertility, Birth, New life

Koru (Spiral draw) : Growth, New life

Lizard "Moko" : Artistic talent, Ties with the Hereafter, Ancestors protection

Ocean "Moana" : Abundance, Hereafter, Adventure, Travel

Ray "Fai" : Affection, Love, Strengh, Force, Liberty

Shark "Ma'o" and Shark teeth (triangle draw) : Courage, Stength, Force, Protection, Rebel

Sun "Ra" : Abundance, Happiness, Positive energy, Optimism, Success, Vitality

Tiki : Help, Deified ancestor, God, Divine protection

Turtle "Honu" : Abundance, Hereafter, Stages of the life, Fertility, Longevity

Whale "Tohora" : Abundance, Ecology, To be wise

Symbolic drawing
  
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