Angelina Jolie's Back Tattoos

Angelina Jolie's Back Tattoos

Angelina Jolie's collection of back tattoos has been edited and added to almost as much as her arms, if not moreso. She used to wear the Japanese kanji that translated to "death" on her left shoulder, but that tattoo was covered over with an elaborate Buddhist prayer of protection. It is a Sanskrit blessing in the Cambodian language, and she has said it is to honor her first adopted son Maddox.

She has the phrase "know your rights" tattooed just below the base of her neck.

Angie's tribal back tattoos

Her lower back is the area that has been added to the most. Originally she had two tiny tribal-style designs on either side of her spine and a small dragon. However on a trip to Thailand, she had that work topped by a large tiger design. The artwork of the tiger is in the traditional Thai style and the tattoo was also done traditionally. Working by hand, the artist manipulated a long needle the slides inside a hollow tube, making all the thousands of punctures one at a time.