Pena
E566346
bowed lute
folk instrument
musical instrument
ritual instrument
string instrument
traditional instrument
Pena is a traditional bowed lute-like musical instrument central to the cultural and ritual music of the Meitei people of Manipur in Northeast India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pena canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6060776 — 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: Pena Context triple: [Meitei people, traditionalInstrument, Pena]
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A.
Penela
Penela is a historic municipality in central Portugal known for its medieval castle and scenic location within the Coimbra District.
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B.
Pénjamo
Pénjamo is a historic town in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, best known as the birthplace of independence leader Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla.
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C.
PenaVega
PenaVega is the married surname used by actress and singer Alexa PenaVega, known for her roles in the Spy Kids film series and various television and film projects.
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D.
Varela
Varela is a Spanish surname borne by numerous notable figures in politics, the military, arts, and public life across the Spanish-speaking world.
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E.
Pernaja
Pernaja is a former municipality and coastal village in southern Finland, now part of the town of Loviisa.
- 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: Pena Target entity description: Pena is a traditional bowed lute-like musical instrument central to the cultural and ritual music of the Meitei people of Manipur in Northeast India.
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A.
Penela
Penela is a historic municipality in central Portugal known for its medieval castle and scenic location within the Coimbra District.
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B.
Pénjamo
Pénjamo is a historic town in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, best known as the birthplace of independence leader Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla.
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C.
PenaVega
PenaVega is the married surname used by actress and singer Alexa PenaVega, known for her roles in the Spy Kids film series and various television and film projects.
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D.
Varela
Varela is a Spanish surname borne by numerous notable figures in politics, the military, arts, and public life across the Spanish-speaking world.
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E.
Pernaja
Pernaja is a former municipality and coastal village in southern Finland, now part of the town of Loviisa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bowed lute
ⓘ
folk instrument ⓘ musical instrument ⓘ ritual instrument ⓘ string instrument ⓘ traditional instrument ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Meitei culture
NERFINISHED
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Meitei traditional festivals ⓘ Sanamahism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
central to Meitei cultural music
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central to Meitei ritual music ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Meitei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
folk music
ⓘ
narrative music ⓘ ritual music ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bow
ⓘ
neck ⓘ resonator ⓘ string ⓘ |
| intangibleHeritageStatus | considered part of Manipur’s traditional heritage ⓘ |
| material |
animal skin
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horsehair (for the bow) ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| numberOfStrings | 1 ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
accompaniment to singing
ⓘ
ritual performance ⓘ solo performance ⓘ |
| playedWith | bow ⓘ |
| player | pena player ⓘ |
| playerTitle | pena khongba (traditional term for performer) ⓘ |
| region | Northeast India ⓘ |
| soundProduction | bowed ⓘ |
| status | endangered traditional instrument ⓘ |
| teachingMethod | oral tradition ⓘ |
| tuning | variable traditional tuning ⓘ |
| usedBy | Meitei people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
courtly traditions (historically)
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religious ceremonies ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Manipur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northeast India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pena Description of subject: Pena is a traditional bowed lute-like musical instrument central to the cultural and ritual music of the Meitei people of Manipur in Northeast India.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.