# Inspector task sheet

Bakru: the spirit between flesh and wood

## 1. Trace the earliest accessible record

For Bakru: the spirit between flesh and wood, 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

Compare artist interviews, work records and attributed oral descriptions, preserving differences in terminology. Ask what wood and flesh mean within each account. Trace how institutional labels select cultural references. Separate an artwork’s materials from claims about the being it represents.

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## 3. Compare explanations without merging evidence

Compare each artist’s explanation with attributable local narratives rather than combining objects. Compare changing labels, curatorial records and the artist’s own account. Preserve contradictions and unsuccessful searches; proposed work remains unperformed.

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