padewakang
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The padewakang is a large, traditional wooden sailing vessel from Indonesia’s Mandar seafaring culture, historically used for long-distance trade and fishing across the archipelago.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| padewakang canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13039534 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: padewakang Context triple: [Mandar people, traditionalBoatType, padewakang]
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PAWO
PAWO is a continental organization that unites and advocates for African women’s rights, empowerment, and liberation across Africa.
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PWEDA
PWEDA is a U.S. federal law enacted in 1965 that established a framework and funding mechanisms to promote economic development and job creation, particularly in distressed communities, through public works and related programs.
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C.
Gapuwiyak
Gapuwiyak is a remote Aboriginal community in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, known as a significant homeland and cultural center for Yolngu people.
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Padada
Padada is a coastal agricultural municipality in the province of Davao del Sur on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines.
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E.
Pakualaman
Pakualaman is a small hereditary Javanese princely state and court within Yogyakarta, established in the 19th century as a minor parallel to the main sultanate.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: padewakang Target entity description: The padewakang is a large, traditional wooden sailing vessel from Indonesia’s Mandar seafaring culture, historically used for long-distance trade and fishing across the archipelago.
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A.
PAWO
PAWO is a continental organization that unites and advocates for African women’s rights, empowerment, and liberation across Africa.
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B.
PWEDA
PWEDA is a U.S. federal law enacted in 1965 that established a framework and funding mechanisms to promote economic development and job creation, particularly in distressed communities, through public works and related programs.
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C.
Gapuwiyak
Gapuwiyak is a remote Aboriginal community in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, known as a significant homeland and cultural center for Yolngu people.
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D.
Padada
Padada is a coastal agricultural municipality in the province of Davao del Sur on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines.
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E.
Pakualaman
Pakualaman is a small hereditary Javanese princely state and court within Yogyakarta, established in the 19th century as a minor parallel to the main sultanate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indonesian boat type
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traditional sailing vessel ⓘ wooden sailing ship ⓘ |
| builtBy | Mandar shipwrights ⓘ |
| carriedCargo |
dried sea cucumber
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rice ⓘ spices ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | traditional wooden shipbuilding ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewSize | about 10–20 sailors ⓘ |
| cultureOfOrigin | Mandar people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Indonesian maritime ethnography ⓘ |
| hasBowType | sharp bow ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | symbol of Mandar maritime heritage ⓘ |
| hasHullType | planked hull ⓘ |
| hasPropulsion | sail ⓘ |
| hasRigging |
schooner-like rig
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two-masted rig ⓘ |
| hasSailType |
rectangular sail
ⓘ
tanja sail ⓘ |
| hasSternType | raised stern ⓘ |
| hasSuperstructure | deckhouse ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfUse |
19th century
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pre-colonial era ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Indonesian language
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Mandar language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| nameVariant | padewakang boat ⓘ |
| navigatedArea |
Arafura Sea
NERFINISHED
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Flores Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Java Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Makassar Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ Timor Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ coasts of northern Australia ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Bugis-Makassar sailors
NERFINISHED
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Mandar sailors ⓘ |
| regionOfUse | Sulawesi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
lambo (boat)
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pinisi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | rare in contemporary use ⓘ |
| typicalLength | about 20–30 meters ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cargo transport
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fishing ⓘ inter-island trade ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ trepang trade ⓘ |
| usedIn | Indonesian archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: padewakang Description of subject: The padewakang is a large, traditional wooden sailing vessel from Indonesia’s Mandar seafaring culture, historically used for long-distance trade and fishing across the archipelago.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.