Triple

T16111282
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Bakongo E390883 entity
Predicate artForm P3045 FINISHED
Object power figures (nkisi nkondi)
Power figures (nkisi nkondi) are spiritually charged Kongo sculptural objects, often studded with nails or blades, used to harness and direct supernatural forces for protection, justice, and healing.
 E1194922 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: power figures (nkisi nkondi) | Statement: [Bakongo, artForm, power figures (nkisi nkondi)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: power figures (nkisi nkondi)
Context triple: [Bakongo, artForm, power figures (nkisi nkondi)]
  • A. Snake Goddess figurines
    Snake Goddess figurines are famous Minoan statuettes depicting bare-breasted female deities holding snakes, often interpreted as symbols of fertility, protection, or religious power in Bronze Age Crete.
  • B. Hopi katsina dolls
    Hopi katsina dolls are traditional carved wooden figures created by the Hopi people to represent spiritual beings and teach cultural and religious beliefs.
  • C. 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.
  • D. Kenga
    Kenga is a Central Sudanic language spoken primarily by the Kenga people in Chad.
  • 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: power figures (nkisi nkondi)
Triple: [Bakongo, artForm, power figures (nkisi nkondi)]
Generated description
Power figures (nkisi nkondi) are spiritually charged Kongo sculptural objects, often studded with nails or blades, used to harness and direct supernatural forces for protection, justice, and healing.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: power figures (nkisi nkondi)
Target entity description: Power figures (nkisi nkondi) are spiritually charged Kongo sculptural objects, often studded with nails or blades, used to harness and direct supernatural forces for protection, justice, and healing.
  • A. Snake Goddess figurines
    Snake Goddess figurines are famous Minoan statuettes depicting bare-breasted female deities holding snakes, often interpreted as symbols of fertility, protection, or religious power in Bronze Age Crete.
  • B. Hopi katsina dolls
    Hopi katsina dolls are traditional carved wooden figures created by the Hopi people to represent spiritual beings and teach cultural and religious beliefs.
  • C. 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.
  • D. Kenga
    Kenga is a Central Sudanic language spoken primarily by the Kenga people in Chad.
  • 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_69d87f1a8dd881909f1de6ef78849874 completed April 10, 2026, 4:39 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e2016718ec8190a6c8284c7f612ea8 completed April 17, 2026, 9:46 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ffeba674788190a589104cf90f28d5 completed May 10, 2026, 2:21 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ffed6638788190a94b87c849dcfbc7 completed May 10, 2026, 2:28 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ffee1cb2f88190b489160245a9828a completed May 10, 2026, 2:31 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5 a.m.