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A performer in a folk-style costume and painted mask stands in a red-brick courtyard. The face is painted black with red markings and a red tongue, and the head is covered by a gold and red headpiece. The body wears a red and gold embroidered garment with gold tinsel fringes, a green collar, and a striped scarf, with arms extended outward in a dance pose. Other costumed figures with red and gold outfits appear partially at the edges. No one is identifiable as the a person candidate from appearance.

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