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), an 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)