Opele chain
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The Opele chain is a traditional Yoruba divination instrument used by babalawos to communicate with the spiritual realm and interpret the will of the deities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Opele chain canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11634076 — 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: Opele chain Context triple: [Yoruba religion, usesDivinationTool, Opele chain]
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A.
Ratak Chain
The Ratak Chain is the eastern chain of coral atolls and islands in the Marshall Islands, known for its low-lying Pacific islands and traditional Marshallese communities.
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B.
Choker
Choker is a dark, stylized crime-horror comic series written by Ben McCool and illustrated by Ben Templesmith, known for its gritty atmosphere and distinctive art.
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C.
Roc-A-Fella chain
The Roc-A-Fella chain is an iconic hip-hop jewelry piece symbolizing affiliation with Jay-Z’s Roc-A-Fella Records and broader rap prestige.
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D.
Bailey chains
Bailey chains are iterative constructions in the theory of basic hypergeometric series that generate infinite families of Rogers–Ramanujan-type identities from an initial Bailey pair.
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E.
Magondi Belt
The Magondi Belt is a Proterozoic-age orogenic belt in southern Africa, characterized by deformed and metamorphosed sedimentary and volcanic rocks along the margin of the Kalahari Craton.
- 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: Opele chain Target entity description: The Opele chain is a traditional Yoruba divination instrument used by babalawos to communicate with the spiritual realm and interpret the will of the deities.
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A.
Ratak Chain
The Ratak Chain is the eastern chain of coral atolls and islands in the Marshall Islands, known for its low-lying Pacific islands and traditional Marshallese communities.
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B.
Choker
Choker is a dark, stylized crime-horror comic series written by Ben McCool and illustrated by Ben Templesmith, known for its gritty atmosphere and distinctive art.
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C.
Roc-A-Fella chain
The Roc-A-Fella chain is an iconic hip-hop jewelry piece symbolizing affiliation with Jay-Z’s Roc-A-Fella Records and broader rap prestige.
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D.
Bailey chains
Bailey chains are iterative constructions in the theory of basic hypergeometric series that generate infinite families of Rogers–Ramanujan-type identities from an initial Bailey pair.
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E.
Magondi Belt
The Magondi Belt is a Proterozoic-age orogenic belt in southern Africa, characterized by deformed and metamorphosed sedimentary and volcanic rocks along the margin of the Kalahari Craton.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ifá divination tool
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Yoruba divination instrument ⓘ ritual object ⓘ |
| alsoCalled | opelé Ifá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ifá corpus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Odu Ifá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Orunmila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
African traditional religious objects
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Yoruba ritual implements ⓘ divination systems ⓘ |
| comparedWith | ikin Ifá ⓘ |
| culture | Yoruba people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chain
ⓘ
divination seeds ⓘ shells or pods ⓘ |
| interpretedBy | reading patterns of up and down segments ⓘ |
| languageContext | Yoruba language ⓘ |
| methodOfUse | cast onto a divination tray or mat ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Ifá religion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yoruba religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiresPractitionerRole | initiated babalawo ⓘ |
| roleInDivination | quicker method of consultation than ikin Ifá ⓘ |
| spiritualFunction |
instrument for receiving messages from the spirit world
ⓘ
medium between humans and Òrìṣà ⓘ |
| typicalMaterial |
cowrie shells
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metal chain ⓘ seed pods ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Yoruba diviners
ⓘ
babalawo ⓘ |
| usedFor |
communicating with the spiritual realm
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consulting Orunmila ⓘ divination ⓘ interpreting the will of the deities ⓘ |
| usedIn | Ifá divination ⓘ |
| usedInDiasporaTraditions |
Candomblé
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ifá practice in the Americas ⓘ Santería / Regla de Ocha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
Benin
NERFINISHED
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Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ Togo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Opele chain Description of subject: The Opele chain is a traditional Yoruba divination instrument used by babalawos to communicate with the spiritual realm and interpret the will of the deities.
Referenced by (1)
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