cultural artifact
C10987
concept
A cultural artifact is any object, symbol, or work created or used by a society that embodies and communicates its values, beliefs, practices, and historical context.
All labels observed (31)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| cultural artifact canonical | 39 |
| folk art | 15 |
| artifact | 8 |
| material culture | 6 |
| ethnographic collection | 5 |
| cult object | 3 |
| cultural object | 3 |
| folk art object | 3 |
| cultural relic | 2 |
| symbolic artifact | 2 |
| Ashanti cultural artifact | 1 |
| Bhutanese cultural artifact | 1 |
| Byzantine cultural artifact | 1 |
| Chinese cultural artifact | 1 |
| Guna cultural artifact | 1 |
| Iban cultural artifact | 1 |
| Karbi cultural artifact | 1 |
| Kumaoni cultural artifact | 1 |
| Maltese cultural heritage object | 1 |
| Métis cultural artifact | 1 |
| Philippine cultural artifact | 1 |
| Punic cultural object | 1 |
| Ryukyuan cultural artifact | 1 |
| Tausug cultural artifact | 1 |
| Thai cultural artifact | 1 |
| cultural gift | 1 |
| cultural heritage item | 1 |
| cultural heritage material | 1 |
| cultural heritage product | 1 |
| human ethnographic display | 1 |
| literary heritage artifact | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: cultural artifact
Generated description
A cultural artifact is any object, symbol, or work created or used by a society that embodies and communicates its values, beliefs, practices, and historical context.
Instances (107)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Malagan friezes | — |
| Malagan poles | — |
| Mapuche crafts | folk art |
| Taihu rock | cultural object |
|
Nutcracker (Ore Mountains wooden figure)
linked to:
Nutcracker
|
folk art object |
|
Pichora
linked to:
Pichora (women’s garment)
|
Kumaoni cultural artifact |
| Maasai shield | — |
| mola blouses | Guna cultural artifact |
| Venetian masks | — |
| Buddhist art | material culture |
| Ryukyuan bingata kimono | Ryukyuan cultural artifact |
| Niʻihau shell leis | — |
| Sacred olive tree of Zeus | cult object |
| Nootka Texts | ethnographic collection |
| songkok | — |
| mongkhon | Thai cultural artifact |
| Tyrian purple | — |
|
Omphalos of Delphi
linked to:
omphalos of Delphi
|
cult object |
| vamkok | Karbi cultural artifact |
|
Sgaopha
linked to:
Sgaopha (men's headgear)
|
— |
| Chuck Berry Cadillac | — |
| Grebo masks | — |
| Nabulsi soap | cultural heritage product |
| Tahoua cross | — |
| Timia cross | — |
| Dala horse | folk art object |
| Al-Qatt Al-Asiri wall art | folk art |
| Sword of Spiritual Justice | symbolic artifact |
| isicholo | — |
| tamga | — |
| Exquisite Jade Rock | cultural relic |
| Omaha Sacred Pole | — |
| mon | — |
| Madhubani painting | folk art |
| The Sleeping Lady figurine | Maltese cultural heritage object |
| The One Ring | artifact |
| Hopi katsina dolls | — |
| Mfon mask | — |
| the Enchiridion | artifact |
| Tatanua masks | — |
| Schwibbogen | folk art |
| Golden Stool | Ashanti cultural artifact |
| Pattachitra painting | folk art |
| Ajrak textile | — |
| Meat-shaped Stone | — |
|
kira (Bhutanese dress)
linked to:
kira
|
Bhutanese cultural artifact |
| Punic stelae | Punic cultural object |
| Rai stones | — |
| Haida art | material culture |
| Hank Williams’ 1952 Cadillac | — |