Piper's Chanter Celtic Cross Tattoo Design japan The Pictish Z-Rod

The Pictish Z-Rod

The beauty of an inter-woven Pagan five-pointed pentacle is enhanced by the addition of five triquetras

signifying that he works in courage - a ladder rung away from death

and surrounded by an oval of timeless Celtic knotwork to make a half sleeve of great religious symbolism

Piper's Chanter Celtic Cross Tattoo Design japan The Pictish Z-RodA custom Celtic cross using the bagpipe chanter as the central element. It was an unusual request by a piper who now wears this unique tattoo under her kilt. The inscription "Cel Mr" is Scottish Gaelic for "Great Music" and designates the older style that she finds especially poignant and endearing.