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, a 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