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Glauco - Crab

July 26th, 2019

Inspired by Crab and stars (Prosperity, protection):

Crab and stars tattoo

In China, crabs are symbols of prosperity and social status (same meaning as Maori fish hooks, which we used here for the pincers).

In some cultures they represent protection, on account of crabs having an armor-like shell (thus we made the shell out of a tiki, ...

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crab cancer tiki fish hook hei matau waves prosperity status protection success harmony stars decision Whitney

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