Two of them is an Extravagance of Wolfhounds

as does the way the pattern spreads out into the woven branches representing the Tree of Life

and here the design is superimposed onto a Celtic Cross

Many choose to individualize it further by engraving names or special words

Haida Native American Woodpecker Tattoo with Tribal Design lion Two of them is anA Chumash Indian myth tells that the world was once devastated by a great deluge, and every living thing drowned in the flood. But the woodpecker saved himself by climbing to the top of the world's tallest tree, where he ate acorns and stayed alive. This cheerful fellow is drawn in the style of the NorthWest Coast Haida Indians, and perched on his symbolic tree.