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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 line 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 
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Washington (Case R 12 in Hall 108), and it seems probable that 
it has spread along the Pacific coast from tribe to tribe. This 
