Lega mask
E1409767
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A Lega mask is a carved wooden face covering used by the Lega people of the Democratic Republic of Congo in initiation rites and moral instruction within their Bwami society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lega mask canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20072535 — 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: Lega mask Context triple: [Lega, usesObjectInRitual, Lega mask]
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A.
Lega-Shabunda
Lega-Shabunda is a Bantu language spoken by the Lega people in the Shabunda region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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B.
Mukudj mask
The Mukudj mask is a traditional white-faced ceremonial mask of the Punu people of Gabon, often characterized by refined features and elaborate coiffures and used in dance performances and ancestral rites.
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C.
Lakki
Lakki is a coastal town and main port on the Greek island of Leros in the Dodecanese.
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D.
Lestek
Lestek is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, historically associated with early Polish rulers.
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E.
Maski
Maski is a historic town in Karnataka, India, known for yielding one of the earliest Ashokan rock edicts that explicitly names the Mauryan emperor Ashoka.
- 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: Lega mask Target entity description: A Lega mask is a carved wooden face covering used by the Lega people of the Democratic Republic of Congo in initiation rites and moral instruction within their Bwami society.
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A.
Lega-Shabunda
Lega-Shabunda is a Bantu language spoken by the Lega people in the Shabunda region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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B.
Mukudj mask
The Mukudj mask is a traditional white-faced ceremonial mask of the Punu people of Gabon, often characterized by refined features and elaborate coiffures and used in dance performances and ancestral rites.
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C.
Lakki
Lakki is a coastal town and main port on the Greek island of Leros in the Dodecanese.
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D.
Lestek
Lestek is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, historically associated with early Polish rulers.
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E.
Maski
Maski is a historic town in Karnataka, India, known for yielding one of the earliest Ashokan rock edicts that explicitly names the Mauryan emperor Ashoka.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.