hanging coffins of Sagada
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The hanging coffins of Sagada are an ancient Igorot burial tradition in the Philippines, where wooden coffins are suspended on cliff faces and cave walls as a unique cultural and spiritual practice.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12724339 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: hanging coffins of Sagada Context triple: [Mountain Province, hasCulturalAttraction, hanging coffins of Sagada]
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Malagan carvings
Malagan carvings are intricate ceremonial wooden sculptures from New Ireland in Papua New Guinea, created for complex funerary rites and social rituals that honor the dead and reinforce community ties.
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B.
Batad Ifugao
Batad Ifugao is an Austronesian language spoken by the Ifugao people in the village of Batad in the Cordillera region of northern Luzon, Philippines.
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C.
Alangan Mangyan
Alangan Mangyan are an indigenous Mangyan group of Mindoro in the Philippines, known for their upland farming, distinct language, and traditional customs.
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D.
Ivatan stone houses
Ivatan stone houses are traditional, storm-resilient dwellings in the Philippines’ Batanes Islands, built from thick stone walls and thatched or cogon roofs to withstand frequent typhoons.
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E.
Tadyawan Mangyan
Tadyawan Mangyan are an indigenous Mangyan subgroup of Mindoro in the Philippines, known for their distinct language, traditional swidden agriculture, and upland forest communities.
- 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: hanging coffins of Sagada Target entity description: The hanging coffins of Sagada are an ancient Igorot burial tradition in the Philippines, where wooden coffins are suspended on cliff faces and cave walls as a unique cultural and spiritual practice.
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A.
Malagan carvings
Malagan carvings are intricate ceremonial wooden sculptures from New Ireland in Papua New Guinea, created for complex funerary rites and social rituals that honor the dead and reinforce community ties.
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B.
Batad Ifugao
Batad Ifugao is an Austronesian language spoken by the Ifugao people in the village of Batad in the Cordillera region of northern Luzon, Philippines.
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C.
Alangan Mangyan
Alangan Mangyan are an indigenous Mangyan group of Mindoro in the Philippines, known for their upland farming, distinct language, and traditional customs.
-
D.
Ivatan stone houses
Ivatan stone houses are traditional, storm-resilient dwellings in the Philippines’ Batanes Islands, built from thick stone walls and thatched or cogon roofs to withstand frequent typhoons.
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E.
Tadyawan Mangyan
Tadyawan Mangyan are an indigenous Mangyan subgroup of Mindoro in the Philippines, known for their distinct language, traditional swidden agriculture, and upland forest communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.