1. An artistic, literary, or creative work from an early or ancient period, characterized by simple or unsophisticated techniques
The museum displayed several primitive works from the pre-Columbian era.
O museu exibiu várias obras primitivas da era pré-colombiana.
2. An artwork created by an artist with no formal training or using naive/outsider art techniques
The gallery specializes in primitive works by self-taught artists.
A galeria se especializa em obras primitivas de artistas autodidatas.
3. The first or original version of a work by an artist
This is considered the artist's primitive work before his refined period.
Esta é considerada a obra primitiva do artista antes de seu período refinado.