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Masked Woman, As Art In The 2016 Burning Man Decompression, Festival

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The masked woman was installed between trees that formed a small glade at the southernmost end of Esprit Park internal link.

Masked Woman   •  As Art In The 2016   •  Burning Man Decompression Festival external link   •  Dog Patch external link Area Of   •  San Francisco, California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 14:12:45 Sunday 9 October 2016)   •  (Date Published: Monday 31 October 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #X16_0143
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Child At Waist
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A child-sized figure peered around the woman's dress just below her waist.

Masked Woman   •  As Art In The 2016   •  Burning Man Decompression Festival external link   •  Dog Patch external link Area Of   •  San Francisco, California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 14:12:52 Sunday 9 October 2016)   •  (Date Published: Monday 31 October 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #X16_0144
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Child's Face
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The face of the child appeared to be asleep or perhaps in eternal slumber.

Masked Woman   •  As Art In The 2016   •  Burning Man Decompression Festival external link   •  Dog Patch external link Area Of   •  San Francisco, California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 14:12:54 Sunday 9 October 2016)   •  (Date Published: Monday 31 October 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #X16_0145
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A Mask
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A mask covered the woman's head and obscured her face. She carried a spear with an animal skull in her right hand.

Masked Woman   •  As Art In The 2016   •  Burning Man Decompression Festival external link   •  Dog Patch external link Area Of   •  San Francisco, California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 14:12:55 Sunday 9 October 2016)   •  (Date Published: Monday 31 October 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #X16_0146
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Twig Decoration
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Red painted twigs of manzanita were wired to the trees on either side of the woman.

Masked Woman   •  As Art In The 2016   •  Burning Man Decompression Festival external link   •  Dog Patch external link Area Of   •  San Francisco, California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 14:13:01 Sunday 9 October 2016)   •  (Date Published: Monday 31 October 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #X16_0147
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Right Arm Decor
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Jewelry and and fabric decorated the right arm of the woman. Note how the color of the red ribbon is echoed in the manzanita twigs.

Masked Woman   •  As Art In The 2016   •  Burning Man Decompression Festival external link   •  Dog Patch external link Area Of   •  San Francisco, California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 14:13:03 Sunday 9 October 2016)   •  (Date Published: Monday 31 October 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #X16_0148
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