Primitive Stars
The Primitive Star was first made popular as a barn star sometime after the civil war in the 1820s. Individuals used these handcrafted stars (usually out of scrap metal) to adorn their barns or they were painted directly onto the building. This explains why you can purchase such a wide variety of wooden primitive stars to add to your primitive décor.
They were also considered a sign of good luck and painted different colors which represented different things. Black and blue was meant as a sign of protection and red meant passion. White was a sign of purity and green meant growth of fertility of the crops the farmer had planted. Brown was a symbol of mother earth, friendship and strength.
The Amish country took great interest in how they painted their stars and colors had a tremendous amount of significance to them.
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 Primitive Metal Barn Star Night Light  US $8.55
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 Primitive 12" Metal Americana Barn Star New US $7.95
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 18" Rusty Metal Texas Barn Star NEW Rustic Primitive Country Brown US $16.99
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Oftentimes the Primitive Star would represent the particular individual that owned a farm or barn. German immigrants used very large stars to identify their farms. The Primitive Star was originally designed as a three point star but its appearance has changed throughout the years.
Today the Primitive Star is used to decorate homes as well as barns using rustic or solid paint in a distressed fashion to make them look old and worn. This type of primitive décor is known as folk art and dates back many centuries