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Masks, At The (17th Annual) How Weird Street Faire

Masked Selfie
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Two women wearing masks posed together to document the look they had archived that afternoon. The result would be a selfie, possibly uploaded to a social site.

Masks external link   •  At The 2016 (17th Annual) How Weird Street Faire external link   •  Theme this year: "The Cosmic Stew"   •  Along Howard Street and along 2nd Street   •  San Francisco, California   •  (Date Photographed: 14:14:26 Sunday 1 May 2016)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 21 May 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_1452
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Lace Mask
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A woman wore a lace mask with black feathers above it. The intention was less one of anonymity than one of potential allure.

Masks external link   •  At The 2016 (17th Annual) How Weird Street Faire external link   •  Theme this year: "The Cosmic Stew"   •  Along Howard Street and along 2nd Street   •  San Francisco, California   •  37° 47' 6.35" N, 122° 23' 53.45" W   •  (Date Photographed: 14:37:59 Sunday 1 May 2016)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 21 May 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_1536
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Big Mouth
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A man had a face painted to resemble a grotesquely large mouth. The I and X over his closed eyes resembled the Roman number 9.

Masks external link   •  At The 2016 (17th Annual) How Weird Street Faire external link   •  Theme this year: "The Cosmic Stew"   •  Along Howard Street and along 2nd Street   •  San Francisco, California   •  37° 47' 6.35" N, 122° 23' 53.45" W   •  (Date Photographed: 14:38:16 Sunday 1 May 2016)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 21 May 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_1538
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Fox Head
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Another attendee posed while wearing a full head covering that resembled a blue fox.

Masks external link   •  At The 2016 (17th Annual) How Weird Street Faire external link   •  Theme this year: "The Cosmic Stew"   •  Along Howard Street and along 2nd Street   •  San Francisco, California   •  37° 47' 10.74" N, 122° 23' 52.59" W   •  (Date Photographed: 14:40:02 Sunday 1 May 2016)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 21 May 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_1547
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Mask On Forehead
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A person grew weary of wearing a mask and so elevated it to forehead height for comfort.

Masks external link   •  At The 2016 (17th Annual) How Weird Street Faire external link   •  Theme this year: "The Cosmic Stew"   •  Along Howard Street and along 2nd Street   •  San Francisco, California   •  37° 47' 16.69" N, 122° 23' 55.64" W   •  (Date Photographed: 14:54:27 Sunday 1 May 2016)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 21 May 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_1593
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Quick Adjustment
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A woman made a quick adjustment to her headdress while wearing a simple, but well decorated mask. Notice that she only had one forearm covered with tattoos.

Masks external link   •  At The 2016 (17th Annual) How Weird Street Faire external link   •  Theme this year: "The Cosmic Stew"   •  Along Howard Street and along 2nd Street   •  San Francisco, California   •  37° 47' 15.02" N, 122° 23' 54.58" W   •  (Date Photographed: 14:57:57 Sunday 1 May 2016)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 21 May 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_1613
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Horned Monster
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A woman wore horns on either side of her head and sported ghoulish face paint.

Masks external link   •  At The 2016 (17th Annual) How Weird Street Faire external link   •  Theme this year: "The Cosmic Stew"   •  Along Howard Street and along 2nd Street   •  San Francisco, California   •  37° 47' 10.94" N, 122° 23' 54.34" W   •  (Date Photographed: 16:07:57 Sunday 1 May 2016)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 21 May 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_1624
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Hula Cat
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A woman hula hooped to music while wearing a scarf, over just her mouth and nose, painted to resemble a cat.

Masks external link   •  At The 2016 (17th Annual) How Weird Street Faire external link   •  Theme this year: "The Cosmic Stew"   •  Along Howard Street and along 2nd Street   •  San Francisco, California   •  37° 47' 17.10" N, 122° 23' 49.16" W   •  (Date Photographed: 16:21:46 Sunday 1 May 2016)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 21 May 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_1738
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