Triple
T23256951
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sande society |
E581898
|
entity |
| Predicate | leadershipRole |
P3459
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Sowei (mask-wearer and ritual specialist) |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Sowei (mask-wearer and ritual specialist) | Statement: [Sande society, leadershipRole, Sowei (mask-wearer and ritual specialist)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sowei (mask-wearer and ritual specialist) Context triple: [Sande society, leadershipRole, Sowei (mask-wearer and ritual specialist)]
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A.
shibi (Qiang ritual specialist)
The shibi is a traditional Qiang ritual specialist who conducts ceremonies, communicates with deities and ancestors, and preserves the religious and cultural heritage of the Qiang people.
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B.
Marapu priests
Marapu priests are traditional religious leaders of the indigenous Marapu belief system in Sumba, Indonesia, responsible for conducting rituals, sacrifices, and ceremonies that mediate between humans and ancestral spirits.
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C.
Priest Yuyo Shoso
Priest Yuyo Shoso was a Buddhist cleric best known as the founder of Tokyo’s historic Zojo-ji Temple, a major Jodo sect temple and former Tokugawa family temple.
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D.
Houngans
Houngans are male priests in Haitian Vodou who serve as spiritual leaders, ritual specialists, and intermediaries between humans and the loa (spirits).
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E.
Dongba priest
A Dongba priest is a traditional Naxi religious specialist who performs rituals, divination, and ceremonies using the pictographic Dongba script and ancient shamanic practices.
- 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: Sowei (mask-wearer and ritual specialist) Target entity description: Sowei are senior female leaders and ritual specialists in the Sande society of West Africa, known for wearing elaborately carved helmet masks during girls’ initiation ceremonies.
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A.
shibi (Qiang ritual specialist)
The shibi is a traditional Qiang ritual specialist who conducts ceremonies, communicates with deities and ancestors, and preserves the religious and cultural heritage of the Qiang people.
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B.
Marapu priests
Marapu priests are traditional religious leaders of the indigenous Marapu belief system in Sumba, Indonesia, responsible for conducting rituals, sacrifices, and ceremonies that mediate between humans and ancestral spirits.
-
C.
Priest Yuyo Shoso
Priest Yuyo Shoso was a Buddhist cleric best known as the founder of Tokyo’s historic Zojo-ji Temple, a major Jodo sect temple and former Tokugawa family temple.
-
D.
Houngans
Houngans are male priests in Haitian Vodou who serve as spiritual leaders, ritual specialists, and intermediaries between humans and the loa (spirits).
-
E.
Dongba priest
A Dongba priest is a traditional Naxi religious specialist who performs rituals, divination, and ceremonies using the pictographic Dongba script and ancient shamanic practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 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_69e246079f58819085eaa9c260906880 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:39 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f194c5f5bc8190ac8776f7f7430209 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 5:19 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 4:11 p.m.