Lega figure
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A Lega figure is a carved wooden or ivory sculpture from the Lega people of the Democratic Republic of Congo, used as a didactic and symbolic object in initiation and moral instruction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lega figure canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20072536 — 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 figure Context triple: [Lega, usesObjectInRitual, Lega figure]
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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.
Lestek
Lestek is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, historically associated with early Polish rulers.
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C.
Scialfa
Scialfa is the surname of Patti Scialfa, an American singer-songwriter and guitarist best known as a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band.
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D.
Leka
Leka is a small island municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway, known for its distinctive geology and coastal landscape.
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E.
Leygues
Leygues is a French surname most notably associated with Georges Leygues, a prominent early 20th-century French politician and statesman.
- 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 figure Target entity description: A Lega figure is a carved wooden or ivory sculpture from the Lega people of the Democratic Republic of Congo, used as a didactic and symbolic object in initiation and moral instruction.
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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.
Lestek
Lestek is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, historically associated with early Polish rulers.
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C.
Scialfa
Scialfa is the surname of Patti Scialfa, an American singer-songwriter and guitarist best known as a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band.
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D.
Leka
Leka is a small island municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway, known for its distinctive geology and coastal landscape.
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E.
Leygues
Leygues is a French surname most notably associated with Georges Leygues, a prominent early 20th-century French politician and statesman.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.