Mundugumor society
E311057
Mundugumor society is a New Guinea tribal community studied by anthropologist Margaret Mead, noted for its highly aggressive social relations and minimal differentiation between male and female temperaments.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Biwat society | 1 |
| Mundugumor society canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2926616 — 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: Mundugumor society Context triple: [Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies, setting, Mundugumor society]
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A.
Diquís culture
Diquís culture was a pre-Columbian society in southern Costa Rica, best known for its sophisticated metalwork and the creation of large, perfectly carved stone spheres.
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B.
Ñuu Savi civilization
The Ñuu Savi civilization, better known as the Mixtec civilization, was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture of southern Mexico renowned for its sophisticated city-states, intricate goldwork, and richly illustrated codices.
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C.
Adena culture
The Adena culture was an early Native American mound-building society of the Early Woodland period in the Ohio Valley, known for its conical burial mounds, elaborate mortuary practices, and distinctive pottery and stone tools.
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D.
Killke culture
The Killke culture was a pre-Inca civilization in the Cusco and Sacred Valley region of Peru, known for its distinctive pottery and as a precursor to Inca architectural and cultural developments.
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E.
Cumae
Cumae was an ancient Greek colony in Italy, renowned as one of the earliest Hellenic settlements in the West and famous for its oracle, the Cumaean Sibyl.
- 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: Mundugumor society Target entity description: Mundugumor society is a New Guinea tribal community studied by anthropologist Margaret Mead, noted for its highly aggressive social relations and minimal differentiation between male and female temperaments.
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A.
Diquís culture
Diquís culture was a pre-Columbian society in southern Costa Rica, best known for its sophisticated metalwork and the creation of large, perfectly carved stone spheres.
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B.
Ñuu Savi civilization
The Ñuu Savi civilization, better known as the Mixtec civilization, was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture of southern Mexico renowned for its sophisticated city-states, intricate goldwork, and richly illustrated codices.
-
C.
Adena culture
The Adena culture was an early Native American mound-building society of the Early Woodland period in the Ohio Valley, known for its conical burial mounds, elaborate mortuary practices, and distinctive pottery and stone tools.
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D.
Killke culture
The Killke culture was a pre-Inca civilization in the Cusco and Sacred Valley region of Peru, known for its distinctive pottery and as a precursor to Inca architectural and cultural developments.
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E.
Cumae
Cumae was an ancient Greek colony in Italy, renowned as one of the earliest Hellenic settlements in the West and famous for its oracle, the Cumaean Sibyl.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Papuan society
ⓘ
anthropological case study ⓘ tribal society ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | cultural anthropology ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mundugumor society
ⓘ
surface form:
Biwat society
|
| childrearingStyle |
harsh discipline
ⓘ
strict ⓘ |
| comparedWith |
Arapesh society
ⓘ
Tchambuli society ⓘ |
| conflictLevel | high ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| descentGroups | clans ⓘ |
| describedIn | Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies ⓘ |
| economicExchange |
barter
ⓘ
reciprocal exchange ⓘ |
| environment | riverine environment ⓘ |
| ethnonym | Mundugumor ⓘ |
| featuredInDebate | nature versus nurture in temperament ⓘ |
| genderRoles |
both sexes encouraged to be aggressive
ⓘ
minimal differentiation between male and female temperaments ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | patrilineal descent ⓘ |
| language | Biwat language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Guinea
ⓘ
Sepik region ⓘ
surface form:
Sepik River region
|
| marriageSystem |
bridewealth payments
ⓘ
exogamous clans ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
basketry
ⓘ
canoes ⓘ wood carving ⓘ |
| politicalLeadership | male leaders ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization | segmentary ⓘ |
| populationType | small-scale society ⓘ |
| region |
Sepik River
ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Sepik
|
| religionType | animism ⓘ |
| residencePattern | patrilocal residence ⓘ |
| ritualLife |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
initiation ceremonies ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | village-based ⓘ |
| socialRelations |
competitive
ⓘ
highly aggressive ⓘ |
| socialStructure | patrilineal ⓘ |
| studiedBy | Margaret Mead ⓘ |
| studyPeriod | early 1930s ⓘ |
| subsistenceType |
fishing
ⓘ
horticultural ⓘ |
| territory | villages along the Yuat River ⓘ |
| usedAsExampleOf |
aggressive personality pattern
ⓘ
cultural variation in gender roles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mundugumor society Description of subject: Mundugumor society is a New Guinea tribal community studied by anthropologist Margaret Mead, noted for its highly aggressive social relations and minimal differentiation between male and female temperaments.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Biwat society