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MASUD OLUFANI
Hocked Memory, 2026
stoneware, acrylic, hair and paint
17 x 9 x 5 in (43.18 x 22.86 x 12.7 cm)

The ham hock is a metaphor for the creative brilliance of enslaved Black women who labored to feed their families with the food scraps discarded by plantation owners.

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