folk art
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folk art, predominantly functional or utilitarian visual art created by hand (or with limited mechanical facilities) for use by the maker or a small circumscribed group and containing an element of retention—the prolonged survival of tradition. Folk art is the creative expression of the human struggle toward civilization within a particular environment through the production of useful but aesthetic buildings and objects. This article focuses on the usual sense of the term folk art—that is, on the visual arts. For folk art in the broader sense, see also folk dance; folk music; folklore; folk literature. In the broadest sense, folk ...(100 of 10661 words)