“扫天媳妇”是中国原始艺术造型符号的延续和再现,是人类历史上智慧和汗水所呈现的精华所在。此文以其符号元素为载体,从原始哲学观,造型符号特殊意义和现代社会对其符号的关注分别论述,从而使得我们了解更多关于民艺的有关知识。 “Sweeping the day-wives ” is the continuation and reproduction of the symbol of the Chinese primitive art, which is the essence of wisdom and sweat in human history. This article, with its symbolic elements as the carrier, elaborates separately from the original philosophical concepts, the special meanings of stylistic symbols and the concerns of modern society on their symbols, thus enabling us to learn more about folk arts.