Abstract
The term ,primitive art' was used to denote the tribal ,art' of those people in Africa, Americas, Asia, Australia and Oceania who are the objects of ethnological or anthropological study. As such, it corresponds to the area of so called art that has has often (and unsatisfactory) been called tribal, primitive, aboriginal, native, indigenous or traditional etc.
This article provides general introduction to some anthropological perspectives on art, and offers variety of approaches to the uneasy concept of art as is defined in our culture.