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Kantuta, In The 2014 San Francisco Carnival Parade

The Banner Truck
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A banner reading, "Kantuta," was carried just ahead of a pickup truck rigged with murals and loud speakers.

Kantuta   •  Named after the national flower of Peru external link   •  In The 2014 San Francisco Carnival Parade external link   •  24th Street near Bryant Street   •  San Francisco, California   •  37° 45' 9.90" N, 122° 24' 39.35" W   •  (Photo taken 12:07:27 Sunday 25 May 2014)   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 2 December 2014)   •  © 2014 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C14_5138
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Woman Helped Kid's Costume
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A woman marching with Kantuta helped solve a costume problem with one of the kids.

Kantuta   •  Named after the national flower of Peru external link   •  In The 2014 San Francisco Carnival Parade external link   •  24th Street near Bryant Street   •  San Francisco, California   •  37° 45' 9.90" N, 122° 24' 39.35" W   •  (Photo taken 12:07:33 Sunday 25 May 2014)   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 2 December 2014)   •  © 2014 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C14_5138
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Dancers With Red Flags
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All of the women who danced with Kantuta wore fancy outfits with elaborate stitched details. Also they all carried red flags.

Kantuta   •  Named after the national flower of Peru external link   •  In The 2014 San Francisco Carnival Parade external link   •  24th Street near Bryant Street   •  San Francisco, California   •  37° 45' 9.90" N, 122° 24' 39.35" W   •  (Photo taken 12:08:01 Sunday 25 May 2014)   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 2 December 2014)   •  © 2014 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C14_5144
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Elaborate Horned Mask
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An elaborate horned mask, richly decorated with sequins and creatures, all behind an explosion of red hair.

Kantuta   •  Named after the national flower of Peru external link   •  In The 2014 San Francisco Carnival Parade external link   •  24th Street near Bryant Street   •  San Francisco, California   •  37° 45' 9.90" N, 122° 24' 39.35" W   •  (Photo taken 12:08:18 Sunday 25 May 2014)   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 2 December 2014)   •  © 2014 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C14_5152
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Another Elaborate Mask
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A person marching with Kantuta wore another mask with an entire scene above and no apparent way to see out.

Kantuta   •  Named after the national flower of Peru external link   •  In The 2014 San Francisco Carnival Parade external link   •  24th Street near Bryant Street   •  San Francisco, California   •  37° 45' 9.90" N, 122° 24' 39.35" W   •  (Photo taken 12:08:21 Sunday 25 May 2014)   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 2 December 2014)   •  © 2014 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C14_5153
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