Moor's Head
E231533
Moor's Head is a historic emblem depicting a black African head, most famously used as the coat of arms and flag symbol of Corsica.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moor's Head canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2071281 — 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: Moor's Head Context triple: [Corsican Republic, symbol, Moor's Head]
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A.
The Lord Nelson Inn
The Lord Nelson Inn is a traditional English pub located in the village of Luddenden Foot in West Yorkshire.
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B.
Scotts Head
Scotts Head is a small coastal village in New South Wales, Australia, known for its scenic headland, beaches, and surf breaks.
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C.
Hog’s Head Inn
Hog’s Head Inn is a shabby, somewhat seedy pub in Hogsmeade that serves as a discreet meeting place for secretive and pivotal events in the Harry Potter series.
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D.
The Old Nags Head
The Old Nags Head is a historic country pub and inn in the Peak District village of Edale, popular with walkers on the Pennine Way.
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E.
Munroe Tavern
Munroe Tavern is a historic 18th-century inn and museum in Lexington, Massachusetts, notable for its role in the American Revolutionary War.
- 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: Moor's Head Target entity description: Moor's Head is a historic emblem depicting a black African head, most famously used as the coat of arms and flag symbol of Corsica.
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A.
The Lord Nelson Inn
The Lord Nelson Inn is a traditional English pub located in the village of Luddenden Foot in West Yorkshire.
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B.
Scotts Head
Scotts Head is a small coastal village in New South Wales, Australia, known for its scenic headland, beaches, and surf breaks.
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C.
Hog’s Head Inn
Hog’s Head Inn is a shabby, somewhat seedy pub in Hogsmeade that serves as a discreet meeting place for secretive and pivotal events in the Harry Potter series.
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D.
The Old Nags Head
The Old Nags Head is a historic country pub and inn in the Peak District village of Edale, popular with walkers on the Pennine Way.
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E.
Munroe Tavern
Munroe Tavern is a historic 18th-century inn and museum in Lexington, Massachusetts, notable for its role in the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
emblem
ⓘ
heraldic charge ⓘ symbol ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Moor of Corsica
ⓘ
Testa di Moro ⓘ Tête de Maure ⓘ |
| appearsOn |
Corsican regional coat of arms
ⓘ
linked to:
coat of arms of Corsica
Corsican regional flag ⓘ
linked to:
flag of Corsica
|
| associatedWith |
Corsica
ⓘ
European heraldry ⓘ Mediterranean heraldry ⓘ |
| category |
African heads in heraldry
ⓘ
ethnic stereotype in heraldry ⓘ |
| controversy | considered offensive by some modern audiences ⓘ |
| depicts | black African head ⓘ |
| designChange | blindfold moved to forehead in modern Corsican design ⓘ |
| designFeature |
black silhouette of a head
ⓘ
white headband above the eyes (modern Corsican version) ⓘ |
| fieldColor | white (on Corsican flag) ⓘ |
| hasColor | black ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
colonial-era imagery
ⓘ
racialized representation ⓘ |
| hasElement |
blindfold (historical variants)
ⓘ
head in profile ⓘ headband ⓘ |
| hasLanguageVariant |
Corsican name "A Testa Mora"
ⓘ
French name "Tête de Maure" ⓘ Italian name "Testa di Moro" ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | profile view ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
symbol of Corsican identity
ⓘ
territorial emblem ⓘ |
| partOf |
coat of arms of Corsica design
ⓘ
flag of Corsica design ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Four Moors (Sardinian flag)
ⓘ
linked to:
Sardinian flag
Moor's head in European coats of arms ⓘ
linked to:
Sardinian heraldry
|
| symbolizes |
Corsican people
ⓘ
regional identity of Corsica ⓘ |
| timeInUse | since at least the early modern period ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Corsican authorities
ⓘ
Corsican nationalist movements ⓘ |
| usedIn |
coat of arms of Corsica
ⓘ
flag of Corsica ⓘ logos and insignia of Corsican institutions ⓘ tourism branding for Corsica ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Moor's Head Description of subject: Moor's Head is a historic emblem depicting a black African head, most famously used as the coat of arms and flag symbol of Corsica.
Referenced by (3)
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