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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;blooey, post: 1169499, member: 12007&quot;]Apart from using the term to describe folk art (which I would not do BTW), I think a &quot;primtive&quot; (as an object) has to follow a couple of stylistic rules, especially in the case of furniture. It has to have either a heavily weathered or worn paint look or be a bit on the amateurish side and be at least as old as the great depression if not earlier. Earlier the better of course, western settlers home-made furniture would qualify for sure.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think the key to the definition of primitive-ness (as it refers to objects in particular), is a something or other made by a person who was not formally trained in the trade of making whatsoever it may be.</p><p><br /></p><p>Stick that in yer pipe Wikipedia!!!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":D" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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