Triple
T6276669
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mende |
E140677
|
entity |
| Predicate | artForm |
P3045
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
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.
|
E581901
|
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: Sowei masks | Statement: [Mende, artForm, Sowei masks]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sowei masks Context triple: [Mende, artForm, Sowei masks]
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A.
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.
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B.
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.
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C.
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.
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D.
Mfon mask
The Mfon mask is a culturally significant ritual mask of the Ibibio people of southeastern Nigeria, often associated with ancestral spirits, social status, and ceremonial performances.
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E.
Venetian masks
Venetian masks are elaborately decorated face coverings traditionally worn during the Carnival of Venice, renowned for their ornate designs, historical roots in anonymity and social disguise, and enduring role in Italian cultural and artistic heritage.
- 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: Sowei masks Triple: [Mende, artForm, Sowei masks]
Generated description
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.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sowei masks Target entity description: 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.
-
A.
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.
-
B.
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.
-
C.
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.
-
D.
Mfon mask
The Mfon mask is a culturally significant ritual mask of the Ibibio people of southeastern Nigeria, often associated with ancestral spirits, social status, and ceremonial performances.
-
E.
Venetian masks
Venetian masks are elaborately decorated face coverings traditionally worn during the Carnival of Venice, renowned for their ornate designs, historical roots in anonymity and social disguise, and enduring role in Italian cultural and artistic heritage.
- 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_69c008cc158881908df6ec94a911c736 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c063d96fbc8190a9091456b82762d1 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:49 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c519478ed88190913f9e3ccf6368f1 |
completed | March 26, 2026, 11:32 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c51eddcd4881909f1d3bee21c42ba2 |
completed | March 26, 2026, 11:56 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c51f65f2c88190a1d58724b74b6dee |
completed | March 26, 2026, 11:58 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:26 p.m.