Rihanna covers her tribal hand tattoo with a more hideous tattoo

Earlier this month Rihanna shocked her fans by getting a traditional maori tattoo performed with a chisel and mallet. She just got the painful memento covered up...with a more hideous tattoo.

According to reports, Rihanna was so over her maori tattoo that she flew her New York tattoo artist Bang Bang to the Dominican Republic to cover it between tour dates! Check out the new ink she got after the cut...

Rihanna's new tattoo inspired by Chris Brown

Last week Rihanna underwent a painful chisel and mallet traditional Maori tattoo procedure in New Zealand, now her tattoo artist reveals the new ink symbolizes a spiritual cleansing from her abusive ex Chris Brown...

Tattoo artist Inia Taylor tells Celebuzz

"I didn’t realize she had such a hard time. Apparently, she had such an asshole of a boyfriend she said. The tattoo is just a reminder of the things in the past. Lord knows, she overcame a lot of that shit. It’s not about getting a tattoo, it’s a ceremony. Tattoos aren’t fashion. They are a way to get rid of pain in your life. You have to create pain to get over pain."