dabakan
E456785
The dabakan is a goblet-shaped drum used by the Maranao people of the Philippines, commonly played in the kulintang ensemble to provide rhythmic accompaniment in traditional music.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4639112 — 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: dabakan Context triple: [Maranao, traditionalInstrument, dabakan]
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dabtara
A dabtara is a learned lay cleric in the Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox tradition, known for mastering liturgical music, especially Zema chant, as well as church scholarship and ritual arts.
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DAB
DAB is the three-letter IATA airport code for Daytona Beach International Airport in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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DAB
DAB is a senior-level U.S. Department of Defense committee that reviews and approves major defense acquisition programs and policies.
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Dabl
Dabl is an American digital multicast television network focused on lifestyle programming such as home improvement, cooking, and DIY content.
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DAP
DAP (Directory Access Protocol) is an early X.500 directory service protocol that provided a complex, OSI-based method for accessing and managing directory information before being largely replaced by LDAP.
- 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: dabakan Target entity description: The dabakan is a goblet-shaped drum used by the Maranao people of the Philippines, commonly played in the kulintang ensemble to provide rhythmic accompaniment in traditional music.
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A.
dabtara
A dabtara is a learned lay cleric in the Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox tradition, known for mastering liturgical music, especially Zema chant, as well as church scholarship and ritual arts.
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B.
DAB
DAB is a senior-level U.S. Department of Defense committee that reviews and approves major defense acquisition programs and policies.
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C.
DAB
DAB is the three-letter IATA airport code for Daytona Beach International Airport in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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Dabl
Dabl is an American digital multicast television network focused on lifestyle programming such as home improvement, cooking, and DIY content.
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E.
DAP
DAP (Directory Access Protocol) is an early X.500 directory service protocol that provided a complex, OSI-based method for accessing and managing directory information before being largely replaced by LDAP.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drum
ⓘ
idiophone-accompanied membranophone ⓘ musical instrument ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Maguindanao people
ⓘ
linked to:
Maguindanaon people
Maranao people ⓘ
linked to:
Maranao
agung ⓘ
linked to:
agong
babandir ⓘ kulintang ⓘ |
| belongsToCulture |
Maguindanao culture
ⓘ
linked to:
Maguindanaon people
Maranao culture ⓘ
linked to:
Maranao
|
| belongsToTradition | kulintang music tradition ⓘ |
| classification | single-headed drum ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Islamic Filipino culture ⓘ |
| drumheadMaterial |
animal skin
ⓘ
goatskin ⓘ lizard skin ⓘ |
| ethnomusicologicalCategory | Philippine gong-chime ensemble drum ⓘ |
| function |
rhythmic base for kulintang
ⓘ
timekeeping instrument ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
body
ⓘ
drumhead ⓘ shell ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | Philippines ⓘ |
| hasShape | goblet-shaped drum ⓘ |
| partOf | kulintang ensemble ⓘ |
| playedWith |
bamboo sticks
ⓘ
rattan sticks ⓘ sticks ⓘ |
| playingPosition |
placed on a stand
ⓘ
played horizontally ⓘ |
| playingTechnique | struck on drumhead with sticks ⓘ |
| shellMaterial |
hollowed log
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| soundProduction | membrane vibration ⓘ |
| tuning | indefinite pitch ⓘ |
| typicalRegion |
Mindanao
ⓘ
southern Philippines ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Maguindanao people
ⓘ
linked to:
Maguindanaon people
Maranao people ⓘ
linked to:
Maranao
|
| usedFor | rhythmic accompaniment ⓘ |
| usedIn |
celebrations
ⓘ
kulintang ensemble ⓘ religious events ⓘ rituals ⓘ weddings ⓘ |
| usedInGenre |
Maguindanao traditional music
ⓘ
Maranao traditional music ⓘ traditional Philippine music ⓘ |
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: dabakan Description of subject: The dabakan is a goblet-shaped drum used by the Maranao people of the Philippines, commonly played in the kulintang ensemble to provide rhythmic accompaniment in traditional music.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: dabakan
linked to: dabakan