Marapu culture
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Marapu culture is an indigenous ancestral belief system and way of life of the people of Sumba in Indonesia, characterized by megalithic tombs, ritual ceremonies, and a strong connection to nature and ancestral spirits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marapu culture canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7257277 — 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: Marapu culture Context triple: [Waikabubak, knownFor, Marapu culture]
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A.
Patayan culture
The Patayan culture was a prehistoric Native American cultural tradition of the lower Colorado River region, known for its riverine agriculture, distinctive pottery, and rock art in what is now the southwestern United States.
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B.
Huarpa culture
Huarpa culture was a pre-Columbian Andean society in the central highlands of Peru that laid important cultural and political foundations later developed by the Wari Empire.
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C.
Chilota culture
Chilota culture is the distinctive maritime, agricultural, and religious folk culture of the Chiloé Archipelago in southern Chile, known for its wooden churches, mythology, crafts, and unique traditions shaped by both Indigenous and Spanish influences.
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D.
Tepehuán culture
Tepehuán culture is an indigenous Mesoamerican cultural tradition of the Tepehuán people of northern Mexico, characterized by distinct languages, rituals, and communal agrarian lifeways.
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E.
Vicús culture
The Vicús culture was a pre-Columbian civilization of northern Peru known for its sophisticated ceramics, metalwork, and early development within the broader Andean cultural sphere.
- 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: Marapu culture Target entity description: Marapu culture is an indigenous ancestral belief system and way of life of the people of Sumba in Indonesia, characterized by megalithic tombs, ritual ceremonies, and a strong connection to nature and ancestral spirits.
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A.
Patayan culture
The Patayan culture was a prehistoric Native American cultural tradition of the lower Colorado River region, known for its riverine agriculture, distinctive pottery, and rock art in what is now the southwestern United States.
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B.
Huarpa culture
Huarpa culture was a pre-Columbian Andean society in the central highlands of Peru that laid important cultural and political foundations later developed by the Wari Empire.
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C.
Chilota culture
Chilota culture is the distinctive maritime, agricultural, and religious folk culture of the Chiloé Archipelago in southern Chile, known for its wooden churches, mythology, crafts, and unique traditions shaped by both Indigenous and Spanish influences.
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D.
Tepehuán culture
Tepehuán culture is an indigenous Mesoamerican cultural tradition of the Tepehuán people of northern Mexico, characterized by distinct languages, rituals, and communal agrarian lifeways.
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E.
Vicús culture
The Vicús culture was a pre-Columbian civilization of northern Peru known for its sophisticated ceramics, metalwork, and early development within the broader Andean cultural sphere.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancestral religion
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indigenous belief system ⓘ traditional way of life ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Sumba people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continuity | still practiced in parts of Sumba in the 21st century ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
existence of a spiritual upper world and human world
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sacred relationship between humans, nature, and ancestors ⓘ veneration of ancestral spirits ⓘ |
| hasFuneraryFeature | buffalo sacrifice at burials ⓘ |
| hasFuneraryFeature |
elaborate megalithic tomb construction
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grave goods for the deceased ⓘ |
| hasRitualObject |
megalithic tombs
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sacred houses ⓘ stone altars ⓘ |
| hasRitualPractice |
animal sacrifice
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divination ⓘ funerary ceremonies ⓘ harvest ceremonies ⓘ life‑cycle rituals ⓘ |
| hasRitualSpecialist |
ritual priest
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shaman ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | horn‑shaped roof of traditional Sumba houses ⓘ |
| influences |
agricultural calendar on Sumba
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customary law on Sumba ⓘ social organization of Sumba communities ⓘ traditional Sumba architecture ⓘ |
| practicedIn |
East Nusa Tenggara
NERFINISHED
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Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sumba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedThrough |
clan genealogies
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oral tradition ⓘ ritual performance ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | indigenous belief (kepercayaan) in Indonesia ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Austronesian indigenous religions ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
Christianization
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Islamization ⓘ modernization ⓘ state pressure for official religion affiliation ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre‑colonial origin ⓘ |
| usesSacredSpace |
ancestral village
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megalithic graveyard ⓘ sacred grove ⓘ |
| worldviewFeature |
importance of clan and lineage
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reciprocal relationship with ancestors ⓘ ritual exchange and gift‑giving ⓘ strong connection to nature ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marapu culture Description of subject: Marapu culture is an indigenous ancestral belief system and way of life of the people of Sumba in Indonesia, characterized by megalithic tombs, ritual ceremonies, and a strong connection to nature and ancestral spirits.
Referenced by (3)
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