Triple

T12289731
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Kongo people E292923 entity
Predicate notableArtObject P104069 FINISHED
Object nkisi nkondi
Nkisi nkondi are power figures from Kongo spiritual and artistic traditions, wooden sculptures embedded with nails or blades and used to harness spiritual forces for protection, justice, and healing.
E975025 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: nkisi nkondi | Statement: [Kongo people, notableArtObject, nkisi nkondi]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: nkisi nkondi
Context triple: [Kongo people, notableArtObject, nkisi nkondi]
  • A. Tshilamoya
    Tshilamoya is the popular nickname of Highlanders F.C., one of Zimbabwe’s oldest and most successful football clubs.
  • B. Chikanga
    Chikanga is a high-density residential suburb of Mutare, a major city in eastern Zimbabwe.
  • C. Kankia
    Kankia is a town and local government area in northern Nigeria, known for its role as an administrative and commercial center within Katsina State.
  • D. Mbanza-Ngungu
    Mbanza-Ngungu is a town in western Democratic Republic of the Congo known as a regional commercial center and for its nearby Thysville Caves.
  • E. Ningol Chakouba
    Ningol Chakouba is a traditional Meitei festival in Manipur that celebrates and strengthens the bond between married daughters and their parental families through ceremonial feasting and reunion.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: nkisi nkondi
Triple: [Kongo people, notableArtObject, nkisi nkondi]
Generated description
Nkisi nkondi are power figures from Kongo spiritual and artistic traditions, wooden sculptures embedded with nails or blades and used to harness spiritual forces for protection, justice, and healing.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: nkisi nkondi
Target entity description: Nkisi nkondi are power figures from Kongo spiritual and artistic traditions, wooden sculptures embedded with nails or blades and used to harness spiritual forces for protection, justice, and healing.
  • A. Tshilamoya
    Tshilamoya is the popular nickname of Highlanders F.C., one of Zimbabwe’s oldest and most successful football clubs.
  • B. Chikanga
    Chikanga is a high-density residential suburb of Mutare, a major city in eastern Zimbabwe.
  • C. Kankia
    Kankia is a town and local government area in northern Nigeria, known for its role as an administrative and commercial center within Katsina State.
  • D. Mbanza-Ngungu
    Mbanza-Ngungu is a town in western Democratic Republic of the Congo known as a regional commercial center and for its nearby Thysville Caves.
  • E. Ningol Chakouba
    Ningol Chakouba is a traditional Meitei festival in Manipur that celebrates and strengthens the bond between married daughters and their parental families through ceremonial feasting and reunion.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: notableArtObject
Context triple: [Kongo people, notableArtObject, nkisi nkondi]
  • A. notableSculpture
    Indicates that an entity is a sculpture for which the subject is especially known or recognized.
  • B. appearsInWorkOfArt
    Indicates that an entity is depicted, represented, or otherwise featured within a particular work of art.
  • C. notablePlaceOfWork
    Indicates that there is a notable or significant place where the entity has worked or been employed.
  • D. notableMural
    Indicates that an entity is a mural distinguished by particular significance, prominence, or recognition.
  • E. partOfArtistOeuvre
    Indicates that something (such as a work or piece) belongs to and is included within an artist’s overall body of work.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (7 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d6ab690ad081908c0ed3870ec82d53 completed April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d9261e1570819084bb4fdb44aa6aea completed April 10, 2026, 4:32 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f61e752f3c8190ba0e273f3e41a321 completed May 2, 2026, 3:55 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f61f9493d081909a543bcafeb508d1 completed May 2, 2026, 4 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f620ad9ec0819099909142fbad6412 completed May 2, 2026, 4:05 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69d91c4d9a9c8190aeb7beaf9792d8f0 completed April 10, 2026, 3:50 p.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69d9261b7f088190b69fe6961015fce3 completed April 10, 2026, 4:32 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:52 p.m.