# Inspector task sheet

Busó masks: frightening winter out of Mohács

## 1. Trace the earliest accessible record

For Busó masks: frightening winter out of Mohács, record author or storyteller, collection date, language, translation, page and exact scope. Distinguish evidence of a story being told from evidence of its events. Note which full documents remain unavailable.

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## 2. Investigate the central question

Build a dated catalogue of museum masks, maker interviews and programmes. Identify which features appear in each period. Attribute oral explanations to particular speakers and dates. Compare local family accounts with tourism wording; avoid treating a repeated slogan as an independent historical source.

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## 3. Compare explanations without merging evidence

Compare dated masks and descriptions to establish changes. Require contemporaneous documents before linking specific ritual features to one historical event. Preserve contradictions and unsuccessful searches; proposed work remains unperformed.

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