Wigwam
E156927
A wigwam is a domed, bark-covered dwelling traditionally built and used by various Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands of North America.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wigwam canonical | 3 |
| Saamis Tepee | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1361466 — 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: Wigwam Context triple: [Abenaki, traditionalHousing, Wigwam]
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A.
Stone House
Stone House is a historic Civil War-era structure on the Manassas battlefield in Virginia that served as a field hospital during the First and Second Battles of Bull Run.
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B.
Picnic House
Picnic House is a historic brick event and community gathering venue located within Brooklyn’s Prospect Park.
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C.
Wildhaus
Wildhaus is a village in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen, known as the alpine birthplace of Protestant reformer Huldrych Zwingli.
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D.
Tent Room
The Tent Room is an elaborately decorated ceremonial space in Rideau Hall, often used for official receptions and state functions by the Governor General of Canada.
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E.
Jungle Room
Jungle Room is a famously kitschy, jungle-themed den in Elvis Presley’s Graceland mansion, known for its green shag carpeting, exotic decor, and use as a home recording studio.
- 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: Wigwam Target entity description: A wigwam is a domed, bark-covered dwelling traditionally built and used by various Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands of North America.
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A.
Stone House
Stone House is a historic Civil War-era structure on the Manassas battlefield in Virginia that served as a field hospital during the First and Second Battles of Bull Run.
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B.
Picnic House
Picnic House is a historic brick event and community gathering venue located within Brooklyn’s Prospect Park.
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C.
Wildhaus
Wildhaus is a village in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen, known as the alpine birthplace of Protestant reformer Huldrych Zwingli.
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D.
Tent Room
The Tent Room is an elaborately decorated ceremonial space in Rideau Hall, often used for official receptions and state functions by the Governor General of Canada.
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E.
Jungle Room
Jungle Room is a famously kitschy, jungle-themed den in Elvis Presley’s Graceland mansion, known for its green shag carpeting, exotic decor, and use as a home recording studio.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous dwelling
ⓘ
Shelter ⓘ Traditional house ⓘ |
| differsFrom |
Longhouse
ⓘ
Tipi ⓘ |
| hasConstructionMethod |
Bent-pole frame
ⓘ
Covering with bark sheets ⓘ Lashing ⓘ |
| hasCovering |
Bark
ⓘ
Hides ⓘ Mats ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceFor |
Northeastern Indigenous nations
ⓘ
linked to:
Algonquian peoples
|
| hasEntrance | Low doorway ⓘ |
| hasEtymologyLanguage | Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Central hearth
ⓘ
Smoke hole ⓘ |
| hasFloorPlan |
Circular
ⓘ
Oval ⓘ |
| hasFrameworkMaterial |
Saplings
ⓘ
Wooden poles ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
Dwelling
ⓘ
Living space ⓘ Shelter ⓘ |
| hasRoofShape | Rounded ⓘ |
| hasShape | Domed ⓘ |
| hasTypicalRegion |
Eastern North America
ⓘ
linked to:
Northeastern North America
Northeastern Woodlands ⓘ
linked to:
Northeast Woodlands
|
| isAdaptedTo |
Cold climates
ⓘ
Forest environments ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
Early colonial period
ⓘ
Pre-colonial North America ⓘ Woodland cultures ⓘ |
| isLessPortableThan | Tipi ⓘ |
| isMadeFrom | Locally available materials ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Traditional Indigenous architecture of North America ⓘ |
| isPortableComparedTo | Longhouse ⓘ |
| isTypically |
Seasonal dwelling
ⓘ
Semi-permanent ⓘ |
| isUsedFor |
Family housing
ⓘ
Small household groups ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Abenaki people
ⓘ
linked to:
Abenaki
Algonquian-speaking peoples ⓘ
linked to:
Algonquian peoples
Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands ⓘ
linked to:
Woodland Indians
Mi'kmaq people ⓘ
linked to:
Mi’kmaq
Ojibwe people ⓘ
linked to:
White Earth Ojibwe
Wampanoag people ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wigwam Description of subject: A wigwam is a domed, bark-covered dwelling traditionally built and used by various Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands of North America.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Wigwam