Triple

T15245704
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Bambara people E364373 entity
Predicate notableArtStyle P1851 FINISHED
Object Bambara masks
Bambara masks are traditional ritual masks of the Bambara people of Mali, renowned for their stylized, symbolic forms used in ceremonies, dances, and initiation rites.
E1145590 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 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: Bambara masks | Statement: [Bambara people, notableArtStyle, Bambara masks]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bambara masks
Context triple: [Bambara people, notableArtStyle, Bambara masks]
  • A. Grebo masks
    Grebo masks are traditional wooden face coverings created by the Grebo people of Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire, notable for their bold geometric features and strong influence on early 20th-century modernist art.
  • B. Sowei masks
    Sowei masks are elaborately carved wooden helmet masks used by Mende women’s Sande societies in West Africa during initiation and ceremonial rites, symbolizing ideals of feminine beauty, wisdom, and spiritual power.
  • C. Benin Bronzes
    The Benin Bronzes are a renowned collection of brass, bronze, and ivory sculptures and plaques created by the Edo people of the Kingdom of Benin, celebrated for their artistic sophistication and central to debates over colonial-era looting and cultural restitution.
  • D. Vejigante masks
    Vejigante masks are brightly colored, often horned and demonic-looking traditional Puerto Rican carnival masks used in festivals and parades to represent mischievous or protective folkloric figures.
  • E. Tatanua masks
    Tatanua masks are elaborately carved and painted ceremonial masks from New Ireland in Papua New Guinea, traditionally used in Malagan funerary rituals and other important cultural performances.
  • 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: Bambara masks
Triple: [Bambara people, notableArtStyle, Bambara masks]
Generated description
Bambara masks are traditional ritual masks of the Bambara people of Mali, renowned for their stylized, symbolic forms used in ceremonies, dances, and initiation rites.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bambara masks
Target entity description: Bambara masks are traditional ritual masks of the Bambara people of Mali, renowned for their stylized, symbolic forms used in ceremonies, dances, and initiation rites.
  • A. Grebo masks
    Grebo masks are traditional wooden face coverings created by the Grebo people of Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire, notable for their bold geometric features and strong influence on early 20th-century modernist art.
  • B. Sowei masks
    Sowei masks are elaborately carved wooden helmet masks used by Mende women’s Sande societies in West Africa during initiation and ceremonial rites, symbolizing ideals of feminine beauty, wisdom, and spiritual power.
  • C. Benin Bronzes
    The Benin Bronzes are a renowned collection of brass, bronze, and ivory sculptures and plaques created by the Edo people of the Kingdom of Benin, celebrated for their artistic sophistication and central to debates over colonial-era looting and cultural restitution.
  • D. Vejigante masks
    Vejigante masks are brightly colored, often horned and demonic-looking traditional Puerto Rican carnival masks used in festivals and parades to represent mischievous or protective folkloric figures.
  • E. Tatanua masks
    Tatanua masks are elaborately carved and painted ceremonial masks from New Ireland in Papua New Guinea, traditionally used in Malagan funerary rituals and other important cultural performances.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 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_69d85a0dde7481908fc64d1e82d5d20d completed April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e007f306f08190be448b215d6c9b6c completed April 15, 2026, 9:49 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fedd461cf08190a506aac2f0cec83a completed May 9, 2026, 7:07 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fedf6ee3f081909553078cd3e9d243 completed May 9, 2026, 7:17 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fee0016a088190ad87268e035f677e completed May 9, 2026, 7:19 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:13 a.m.