"Tribal" can describe to a person (for example, a tribal chief), a culture (i.e. the Cherokee culture) or a society (for example, the Inuit tribal government) based upon or relating to, tribes or clans.
Tribalist as an attitude emphasizes ethnic identity or pride in a cultural sense, as opposed to folkish ideologies focused on race.
In popular culture, tribal refers to a type of design or image that is loosely influenced by artwork of indigenous peoples. Often "a tribal" has reference to a tattoo. "Tribal" can also refer to an overall design theme.
Tribal can also refer to tribal house, a subgenre of house music and to American Tribal Style Belly Dance.
See also tribalism
Tribal is also an organization founded in Brentwood CA which speciallizes in doing stunts. These stunts include jumping off 2 story houses, drinking mixed juices, ect...