Last year, a young Native man was found dead in a remote stretch of Arizona desert. He was between 18 and 24 years old and tallat least 62 and maybe as much as 66, according to Pima County Medical Examiner Bruce Anderson. The dead mans chest was adorned with two multi-colored five-pointed stars, and on the right side of his upper back were a clown image and the phrases smile now and cry later in flowing script.
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i was going to comment that to me, none of those tattoos are particularly distinctive. any cholo from the 60's to now can have the clown face "smile now cry later" tattoo its based on an oldie. and the north star tattoo is very common as well. i do think tho that someone who knows him may recognize these.His height makes me think he might be Navajo. A large portion of the Navajo reservation is in Arizona, albeit further north than where this man was found. NamUs says he was found by border patrol, but the article makes it sound like they're pretty sure he was indigenous north american. Not to mention a lot of indigenous central americans tend to be very short.
Also, complete speculation, but the clown tattoo gives me insane clown posse/juggalo vibes. I've known quite a few Native Americans (in southern CO and northern NM, some were Navajo) that were into the juggalo subculture.
they can also symbolize NF or northern structure, but he is in AZ so idk.The other tattoos look like nautical stars
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Nautical star - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.orgThey're supposed to symbolize 'guidance'.Nautical Star Tattoo Design: Good Luck, Guidance And Return Home – Tattoo Art from the Heart
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