I suppose "tattoo-like" is one way to look at it, but I would have gone with "scrimshaw-like" or "woodcut-like" (but that's probably just showing my age).
It's a wind-xylo bingo-loom. It simultaneously plays woodwind tones and percussion taps and tumbles bingo balls while weaving tapestries. It's a great time and labor saving device and makes the work and play much more enjoyable by providing musical accompaniment.
Slaughterhouse Five
O Brother Where Art Thou
Schindler's List
Life is Beautiful
Two of my favorites that are on the list:
The Green Mile
The Shawshank Redemption
If grimace=smile.