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Matara
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August 20th, 2024
  Author: GiErre

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This Polynesian styled half sleeve includes some elements specifically requested by Francesco, such as a particular Jolly Roger in the center, redesigned in Polynesian style to integrate with the rest.

The skull has been designed to look like a tiki, and we included a manta ray above it as a symbol of freedom and beauty.
The mountains around the tiki symbolize nature, earth, while the birds and fish on the sides are to represent travels by sky and sea.

Under the skull there is a stylized Santiago seashell, with the paths of Kamehameha on its sides symbolizing paths full of challenges that lead to achieving one's goals, while the stones symbolize everything that has been learned along the way (in addition to being symbolic of the stones placed along the Camino de Santiago, with the shell in the center).

The two tiki on the sides give protection from every direction and were designed with a traveler's staff in their hand to symbolize pilgrims.

In the side related to the past we have placed ancestors, family and friends, also present in the part related to the future where the canoe symbolizes journey and the spirit of adventure, the pandanus leaf prosperity, and the coconut leaf serenity.

The Marquesan cross symbolizes harmony and balance and the all-seeing eye keeps all evil away.

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Polynesian style jolly roger half sleeve
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