PRIMITIVE ART 



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In the same case are shown a number of baskets illustrating 

 one of the most common ornamental motives found in California, 



the so-called " quail-tip," a design consisting of a slender hne with 

 a small heavy hook standing off from the end at right angles. This 

 design was described before as found on baskets from the State of 



Washington (Case R 12 in Hall 108), and it seems probable that 

 it has spread along the Pacific coast from tribe to tribe. This 



