Sbek Thom (large shadow puppetry)
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Sbek Thom (large shadow puppetry) is a traditional Cambodian performing art that uses large, intricately carved leather shadow puppets to enact episodes from the Reamker, Cambodia’s version of the Ramayana epic.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nang Yai (large shadow puppetry) | 1 |
| Sbek Thom (large shadow puppetry) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19595825 — 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: Sbek Thom (large shadow puppetry) Context triple: [Preah Ream, portrayedIn, Sbek Thom (large shadow puppetry)]
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A.
Teochew puppet show
Teochew puppet show is a traditional Chaoshan performing art that uses intricately crafted puppets, music, and Teochew dialect storytelling to depict folk tales, operas, and local legends.
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B.
Shadow Puppet Museum (Ban Nang Talung Suchart Subsin)
Shadow Puppet Museum (Ban Nang Talung Suchart Subsin) is a cultural museum in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand, dedicated to preserving and showcasing the traditional southern Thai shadow puppet art known as nang talung.
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C.
Wayang
Wayang is a traditional Indonesian theatrical art form, most famously involving intricately carved shadow puppets used to dramatize epic stories and moral tales.
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D.
Mak Yong
Mak Yong is a traditional Malay dance-drama form from the Malay Peninsula, combining acting, dance, music, and ritual elements, and recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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E.
water puppet theatre
Water puppet theatre is a traditional Vietnamese performing art in which wooden puppets are manipulated over a pool of water to enact folk tales, legends, and rural life scenes accompanied by live music.
- 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: Sbek Thom (large shadow puppetry) Target entity description: Sbek Thom (large shadow puppetry) is a traditional Cambodian performing art that uses large, intricately carved leather shadow puppets to enact episodes from the Reamker, Cambodia’s version of the Ramayana epic.
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A.
Teochew puppet show
Teochew puppet show is a traditional Chaoshan performing art that uses intricately crafted puppets, music, and Teochew dialect storytelling to depict folk tales, operas, and local legends.
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B.
Shadow Puppet Museum (Ban Nang Talung Suchart Subsin)
Shadow Puppet Museum (Ban Nang Talung Suchart Subsin) is a cultural museum in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand, dedicated to preserving and showcasing the traditional southern Thai shadow puppet art known as nang talung.
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C.
Wayang
Wayang is a traditional Indonesian theatrical art form, most famously involving intricately carved shadow puppets used to dramatize epic stories and moral tales.
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D.
Mak Yong
Mak Yong is a traditional Malay dance-drama form from the Malay Peninsula, combining acting, dance, music, and ritual elements, and recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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E.
water puppet theatre
Water puppet theatre is a traditional Vietnamese performing art in which wooden puppets are manipulated over a pool of water to enact folk tales, legends, and rural life scenes accompanied by live music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sbek Thom (large shadow puppetry)