Polychrome Sepik River Suspension Hook with Missing Ear
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- Polychrome - Made or finished in many colours. For furniture, it is used to indicated a painted finish.
- A/f, as Inspected - The letters "A/F" or "as inspected" as part of a description is the cataloguer's shorthand for "all faults" or "as found", meaning the item has some type of damage or deficiency, it is of uncertain date or provenance, and/or that the seller takes no responsibility for the completeness of the item or the accuracy of the description.
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