Primitives

Primitives may refer to:

• Primitive (philately), crudely designed early postage stamps

Arts

• Primitive decorating, American art style
• The Primitives, 1980s English alternative rock band
• The Primitives, alternative country band, precursor to Uncle Tupelo
• The Primitives, parody band formed in 1964 with Lou Reed and John Cale
• The Primitives, 1960s British band, active in Italy 1965–1970, led by Mal Ryder
• The Primitives (film), 1962 British film directed by Alfred Travers
• The Primitives, a 1966 novelette by Frank Herbert
• Artists of the early International Gothic period of art, in particular:
  • Early Renaissance painting
  • Early Netherlandish painting
• Primitives (album) by Bayonne

Computing

• Cryptographic primitives, low-level cryptographic algorithms frequently used to build computer security systems
• Primitives (computer graphics), basic graphic elements such as lines or curves, used to create computer images

See also

• Primitive (disambiguation)