Longhorn Bull Tattoos: Connotations to God and Nature
The longhorn bull tattoo is a popular one among animal tattoo designs for a number of reasons which we will explore in a bit. However, animal tattoos as a genre are very popular since marketing divisions of multinationals have used animal symbolism to marked products as diverse as cologne to clothing and every conceivable product in the market. Advertising blurbs promise that “x” or “y” product will bring out the ‘animal’ in you.
Designs like the longhorn bull tattoo is an example of the practice called theriomorphism which is when animal characteristics are used to describe human attributes. Since times immemorial, humans have revered animal forms and their related connotations to God and Nature. Humans have believed that animals carry a great likeness to man.
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