ulos
E119357
Ulos is a handwoven ceremonial textile central to Batak culture in North Sumatra, Indonesia, symbolizing blessings, social status, and kinship ties.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ulos canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1019166 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ulos Context triple: [Batak, traditionalCloth, ulos]
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A.
ONUSAL
ONUSAL was the United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador, established to monitor and verify the implementation of the Chapultepec Peace Accords that ended the Salvadoran Civil War.
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B.
UL
UL is the vehicle registration code used on license plates for the city of Ulm in Germany.
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C.
UL
UL is the two-letter IATA airline designator assigned to SriLankan Airlines, the flag carrier of Sri Lanka.
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UNON
UNON is the United Nations Office at Nairobi, a major UN headquarters in Africa that hosts and supports numerous UN agencies and programs.
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E.
Usk
Usk is a small historic town in Monmouthshire, southeast Wales, known for its medieval castle and picturesque setting on the River Usk.
- 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: ulos Target entity description: Ulos is a handwoven ceremonial textile central to Batak culture in North Sumatra, Indonesia, symbolizing blessings, social status, and kinship ties.
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A.
ONUSAL
ONUSAL was the United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador, established to monitor and verify the implementation of the Chapultepec Peace Accords that ended the Salvadoran Civil War.
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B.
UL
UL is the vehicle registration code used on license plates for the city of Ulm in Germany.
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C.
UL
UL is the two-letter IATA airline designator assigned to SriLankan Airlines, the flag carrier of Sri Lanka.
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D.
UNON
UNON is the United Nations Office at Nairobi, a major UN headquarters in Africa that hosts and supports numerous UN agencies and programs.
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E.
Usk
Usk is a small historic town in Monmouthshire, southeast Wales, known for its medieval castle and picturesque setting on the River Usk.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceremonial textile
ⓘ
intangible cultural heritage element ⓘ traditional cloth ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Batak
ⓘ
surface form:
Angkola Batak
Batak ⓘ
surface form:
Karo Batak
Batak ⓘ
surface form:
Mandailing Batak
Batak ⓘ
surface form:
Pakpak Batak
Simalungun language ⓘ
surface form:
Simalungun Batak
Toba Batak ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| decoratedWith |
geometric patterns
ⓘ
symbolic motifs ⓘ |
| function |
heirloom
ⓘ
marker of social relations ⓘ ritual gift ⓘ |
| hasColorScheme |
black
ⓘ
red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | Batak culture ⓘ |
| hasType |
Ulos Bintang Maratur
ⓘ
Ulos Ragi Hotang ⓘ Ulos Ragidup ⓘ Ulos Ragidup ⓘ
surface form:
Ulos Sadum
Ulos Sibolang ⓘ |
| madeBy | Batak weavers ⓘ |
| madeIn | North Sumatra ⓘ |
| material |
cotton
ⓘ
silk ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | symbol of Batak identity ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
affection
ⓘ
blessings ⓘ fertility ⓘ kinship ties ⓘ protection ⓘ respect ⓘ social status ⓘ solidarity ⓘ warmth ⓘ |
| technique | handwoven ⓘ |
| transmittedBy |
apprenticeship in weaving
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Batak life‑cycle ceremonies
ⓘ
Batak rituals ⓘ birth ceremonies ⓘ funerals ⓘ healing rituals ⓘ weddings ⓘ |
| wornAs |
headcloth
ⓘ
sarong ⓘ shawl ⓘ shoulder cloth ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: ulos Description of subject: Ulos is a handwoven ceremonial textile central to Batak culture in North Sumatra, Indonesia, symbolizing blessings, social status, and kinship ties.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.