RIHANA FLIES IN TATTOOISTS 1,500 MILES TO SPEND 11HOURS TO FIX TRIBAL INK DONE WITH CHISEL,MALLET

Rihanna wanted to add to the tribal hand tattoo she got in New Zealand, so she called up her American ink artists.

Only thing was their New York City shop was 1,500 miles away. Not a problem for the Diamonds singer - she just put them on an airplane to meet her in the Dominican Republic on Sunday.

The designers said it took them 11 hours to make the traditional marks 'pretty,' no doubt offending the ancient tribes. She showed off the new work during her Puerto Rico concert on Monday.
Her artists Keith McCurdy and Cally Jo - who have tatted up Rihanna's pals Katy Perry and Justin Bieber - work out of Bang Bang Tattoo in New York City's Lower East Side.

'We designed something that plays over the knuckles and wrist, and just tried to incorporate it with what was done before,' Keith said.

'We blended what used to be there into a more decorative pattern. We tried to make it look like jewelry, a bit like a henna tattoo.'

Keith added the 25-year-old was 'bruised' from the session on Sunday, but was 'fine.''We drew on her hand from 7 pm to midnight. We were drawing and changing things,' Keith told E!

'I'd take a break and Cally-Jo would draw, then I'd draw ... The inspiration was henna art, we wanted something really decorative, feminine and sexy. We thought that was the closest in style where we could shift and make it look decorative.

McCurdy has also inked Adele, Katy Perry and Justin Bieber.