Gẹ̀lẹ́dẹ́ masquerade
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Gẹ̀lẹ́dẹ́ masquerade is a Yoruba festival performance featuring elaborately masked dancers who honor and satirically celebrate the spiritual power of women, especially mothers and elder women.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gẹ̀lẹ́dẹ́ masquerade canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3274856 — 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: Gẹ̀lẹ́dẹ́ masquerade Context triple: [Yoruba people, culturalPractice, Gẹ̀lẹ́dẹ́ masquerade]
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A.
Egungun masquerade
Egungun masquerade is a Yoruba ancestral masquerade tradition involving elaborately costumed performers who embody and honor the spirits of the dead through dance, music, and public rituals.
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B.
Ekpe masquerade festival
The Ekpe masquerade festival is a traditional cultural celebration of the Ekpe society in southeastern Nigeria, featuring masked performances, drumming, and rituals that embody ancestral authority and communal identity.
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C.
Vejigante masks
Vejigante masks are brightly colored, often horned and demonic-looking traditional Puerto Rican carnival masks used in festivals and parades to represent mischievous or protective folkloric figures.
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D.
Grebo masks
Grebo masks are traditional wooden face coverings created by the Grebo people of Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire, notable for their bold geometric features and strong influence on early 20th-century modernist art.
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E.
Mfon mask
The Mfon mask is a culturally significant ritual mask of the Ibibio people of southeastern Nigeria, often associated with ancestral spirits, social status, and ceremonial performances.
- 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: Gẹ̀lẹ́dẹ́ masquerade Target entity description: Gẹ̀lẹ́dẹ́ masquerade is a Yoruba festival performance featuring elaborately masked dancers who honor and satirically celebrate the spiritual power of women, especially mothers and elder women.
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A.
Egungun masquerade
Egungun masquerade is a Yoruba ancestral masquerade tradition involving elaborately costumed performers who embody and honor the spirits of the dead through dance, music, and public rituals.
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B.
Ekpe masquerade festival
The Ekpe masquerade festival is a traditional cultural celebration of the Ekpe society in southeastern Nigeria, featuring masked performances, drumming, and rituals that embody ancestral authority and communal identity.
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C.
Vejigante masks
Vejigante masks are brightly colored, often horned and demonic-looking traditional Puerto Rican carnival masks used in festivals and parades to represent mischievous or protective folkloric figures.
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D.
Grebo masks
Grebo masks are traditional wooden face coverings created by the Grebo people of Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire, notable for their bold geometric features and strong influence on early 20th-century modernist art.
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E.
Mfon mask
The Mfon mask is a culturally significant ritual mask of the Ibibio people of southeastern Nigeria, often associated with ancestral spirits, social status, and ceremonial performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yoruba masquerade
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festival performance ⓘ intangible cultural heritage ⓘ ritual performance ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
female spiritual power
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fertility ⓘ social harmony ⓘ àwọn ìyá ńlá (great mothers) ⓘ |
| associatedWithLanguage |
Yoruba
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surface form:
Yoruba language
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| emphasizes | spiritual power of women ⓘ |
| features |
colorful costumes
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elaborate masks ⓘ headdresses ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
moral commentary
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praise singing ⓘ satirical performance ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Benin
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Western Nigeria ⓘ
surface form:
Southwestern Nigeria
Togo ⓘ Yoruba people ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
conflict mediation
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education ⓘ entertainment ⓘ social regulation ⓘ spiritual protection ⓘ |
| hasRitualAspect |
invocation of blessings
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propitiation of powerful women ⓘ |
| honors |
elder women
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mothers ⓘ women ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Yoruba religious traditions ⓘ |
| performedBy | male dancers ⓘ |
| performedDuring |
annual festivals
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special community occasions ⓘ |
| performedFor |
community audience
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honor of women ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | UNESCO ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ifá divination system
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Yoruba cosmology ⓘ Yoruba festivals ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscribed | Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ |
| UNESCOProclaimed | 2001 ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
chant
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drumming ⓘ masked dance ⓘ music ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gẹ̀lẹ́dẹ́ masquerade Description of subject: Gẹ̀lẹ́dẹ́ masquerade is a Yoruba festival performance featuring elaborately masked dancers who honor and satirically celebrate the spiritual power of women, especially mothers and elder women.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.