Rivers of Sand
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Rivers of Sand is an ethnographic documentary film by Robert Gardner that explores the social and cultural life of the Hamar people of southwestern Ethiopia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rivers of Sand canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8504279 — 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: Rivers of Sand Context triple: [Robert Gardner, notableWork, Rivers of Sand]
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A.
Sea of Sand
The Sea of Sand is a vast, otherworldly volcanic sand plain surrounding Mount Bromo in East Java, Indonesia, renowned for its stark, lunar-like landscape.
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B.
Sails in the Desert
Sails in the Desert is a luxury hotel and resort located near Uluru in Australia’s Red Centre, known for its upscale amenities and desert-inspired design.
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C.
The Endless River
The Endless River is a 2014 ambient and instrumental studio album by Pink Floyd, built largely from unreleased Division Bell-era recordings and serving as a final tribute to late keyboardist Richard Wright.
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D.
White Dove of the Desert
The White Dove of the Desert is a historic Spanish Catholic mission church near Tucson, Arizona, renowned for its striking white façade and richly decorated interior.
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E.
Emperor of Sand
Emperor of Sand is a 2017 progressive metal concept album by American band Mastodon, known for its intricate musicianship and themes of mortality and survival.
- 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: Rivers of Sand Target entity description: Rivers of Sand is an ethnographic documentary film by Robert Gardner that explores the social and cultural life of the Hamar people of southwestern Ethiopia.
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A.
Sea of Sand
The Sea of Sand is a vast, otherworldly volcanic sand plain surrounding Mount Bromo in East Java, Indonesia, renowned for its stark, lunar-like landscape.
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B.
Sails in the Desert
Sails in the Desert is a luxury hotel and resort located near Uluru in Australia’s Red Centre, known for its upscale amenities and desert-inspired design.
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C.
The Endless River
The Endless River is a 2014 ambient and instrumental studio album by Pink Floyd, built largely from unreleased Division Bell-era recordings and serving as a final tribute to late keyboardist Richard Wright.
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D.
White Dove of the Desert
The White Dove of the Desert is a historic Spanish Catholic mission church near Tucson, Arizona, renowned for its striking white façade and richly decorated interior.
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E.
Emperor of Sand
Emperor of Sand is a 2017 progressive metal concept album by American band Mastodon, known for its intricate musicianship and themes of mortality and survival.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
documentary film
ⓘ
ethnographic documentary film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Robert Gardner ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Robert Gardner ⓘ |
| depicts |
pastoralist society
ⓘ
traditional customs of the Hamar people ⓘ |
| director | Robert Gardner ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
everyday life
ⓘ
gender roles ⓘ kinship ⓘ rituals ⓘ |
| featuresEthnicGroup | Hamar people ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
anthropological film
ⓘ
ethnographic film ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Rivers of Sand ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Hamar people
ⓘ
cultural practices ⓘ social life ⓘ southwestern Ethiopia ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| producer | Robert Gardner ⓘ |
| setIn |
Ethiopia
ⓘ
Omo Valley ⓘ
linked to:
Omo Valley region
southwestern Ethiopia ⓘ
linked to:
Southwestern Ethiopia
|
| subjectOf | anthropological scholarship ⓘ |
| writer | Robert Gardner ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rivers of Sand Description of subject: Rivers of Sand is an ethnographic documentary film by Robert Gardner that explores the social and cultural life of the Hamar people of southwestern Ethiopia.
Referenced by (3)
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