ta moko
E1025267
Ta moko is the traditional Māori practice of permanent body and facial marking that signifies identity, genealogy, and social status.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ta moko canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13151466 — 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: ta moko Context triple: [Māori people, traditionalArt, ta moko]
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A.
Ta Mok
Ta Mok was a senior Khmer Rouge military commander and notorious hardliner who played a key role in the brutal regime of Democratic Kampuchea.
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B.
Tamakautoga
Tamakautoga is a small settlement located on Nonouti Island in the Pacific island nation of Kiribati.
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C.
Temoq
Temoq is an indigenous Aslian language spoken by a small Orang Asli community in Peninsular Malaysia.
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D.
Maoka
Maoka is the former Japanese name of the port town now known as Kholmsk on Russia’s Sakhalin Island.
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E.
Mokk
Mokk was a historical province or district in the region of Greater Armenia, located adjacent to Vaspurakan.
- 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: ta moko Target entity description: Ta moko is the traditional Māori practice of permanent body and facial marking that signifies identity, genealogy, and social status.
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A.
Ta Mok
Ta Mok was a senior Khmer Rouge military commander and notorious hardliner who played a key role in the brutal regime of Democratic Kampuchea.
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B.
Tamakautoga
Tamakautoga is a small settlement located on Nonouti Island in the Pacific island nation of Kiribati.
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C.
Temoq
Temoq is an indigenous Aslian language spoken by a small Orang Asli community in Peninsular Malaysia.
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D.
Maoka
Maoka is the former Japanese name of the port town now known as Kholmsk on Russia’s Sakhalin Island.
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E.
Mokk
Mokk was a historical province or district in the region of Greater Armenia, located adjacent to Vaspurakan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Māori art form
ⓘ
body modification ⓘ cultural practice ⓘ tattooing tradition ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
Christian missionary influence
ⓘ
European colonisation ⓘ
linked to:
European colonial empires
|
| appliedTo |
body
ⓘ
face ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Māori women
ⓘ
chiefs ⓘ mana ⓘ rite of passage ⓘ tapū ⓘ warriors ⓘ |
| category |
indigenous tattooing
ⓘ
intangible cultural heritage ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| culture | Māori people ⓘ |
| differsFrom | kirituhi as non-genealogical design ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Māori ⓘ |
| experienced |
decline in 19th century
ⓘ
revival in late 20th century ⓘ |
| function |
expression of tribal rights to land and ancestry
ⓘ
marker of life history ⓘ visual language of identity ⓘ |
| hasGenderAspect |
female chin moko (moko kauae)
ⓘ
male full-face moko (moko kanohi) ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
curvilinear patterns
ⓘ
spiral motifs ⓘ symmetrical facial designs ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | pre-colonial era ⓘ |
| materialUsed | pigment ⓘ |
| medium | human skin ⓘ |
| performedBy | tohunga ta moko ⓘ |
| permanence | permanent ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Māori cultural protocols ⓘ |
| region |
Aotearoa
ⓘ
linked to:
New Zealand
|
| relatedTo | kirituhi ⓘ |
| requires |
consent of wearer
ⓘ
knowledge of whakapapa ⓘ |
| signifies |
genealogy
ⓘ
identity ⓘ social status ⓘ tribal affiliation ⓘ whakapapa ⓘ |
| toolUsed |
needle (modern practice)
ⓘ
uhi (traditional chisel) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ta moko Description of subject: Ta moko is the traditional Māori practice of permanent body and facial marking that signifies identity, genealogy, and social status.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.