ruby slippers

E48457

fictional object film prop footwear magical object

The ruby slippers are the sparkling, magical shoes worn by Dorothy in the classic film "The Wizard of Oz," symbolizing her journey and the power to return home.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
ruby slippers canonical	4
Ruby Slippers from The Wizard of Oz	1
Ruby Slippers in the 1939 MGM film	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T379846 — 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: ruby slippers
Context triple: [The Wizard of Oz, hasIconicProp, ruby slippers]

A. Pale Hose
Pale Hose is a traditional nickname for the Chicago White Sox Major League Baseball team.
B. Garter
The Garter is a prestigious emblem associated with the Order of the Garter, one of the highest orders of chivalry in the United Kingdom, traditionally worn by royal knights and ladies.
C. Shompen
The Shompen are an isolated indigenous people of Great Nicobar Island, known for their semi-nomadic forest-based lifestyle and limited contact with the outside world.
D. Horseshoe
Horseshoe is a well-known casino and racetrack brand in the United States, recognized for its gambling, entertainment, and hospitality offerings.
E. Foot Guards
The Foot Guards are elite infantry regiments of the British Army renowned for their ceremonial duties guarding the monarch and royal residences, as well as their role as front-line soldiers.
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: ruby slippers
Target entity description: The ruby slippers are the sparkling, magical shoes worn by Dorothy in the classic film "The Wizard of Oz," symbolizing her journey and the power to return home.

A. Pale Hose
Pale Hose is a traditional nickname for the Chicago White Sox Major League Baseball team.
B. Garter
The Garter is a prestigious emblem associated with the Order of the Garter, one of the highest orders of chivalry in the United Kingdom, traditionally worn by royal knights and ladies.
C. Shompen
The Shompen are an isolated indigenous people of Great Nicobar Island, known for their semi-nomadic forest-based lifestyle and limited contact with the outside world.
D. Horseshoe
Horseshoe is a well-known casino and racetrack brand in the United States, recognized for its gambling, entertainment, and hospitality offerings.
E. Foot Guards
The Foot Guards are elite infantry regiments of the British Army renowned for their ceremonial duties guarding the monarch and royal residences, as well as their role as front-line soldiers.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional object ⓘ film prop ⓘ footwear ⓘ magical object ⓘ
activationMethod	clicking heels together three times ⓘ
associatedWithFranchise	The Wizard of Oz franchise ⓘ linked to: The Wizard of Oz
associatedWithPhrase	There’s no place like home ⓘ
auctionRecord	among the most valuable film props ever sold ⓘ
authorOfSourceWork	L. Frank Baum ⓘ
basedOn	silver shoes ⓘ
basedOnWork	The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900 novel) ⓘ linked to: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
color	red ⓘ
colorChangedFor	Technicolor cinematography ⓘ linked to: Technicolor
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
createdFor	The Wizard of Oz (1939 film production) ⓘ linked to: The Wizard of Oz
culturalStatus	iconic symbol of American pop culture ⓘ iconic symbol of classic Hollywood cinema ⓘ
designedBy	Gilbert Adrian ⓘ
exhibitedAt	Academy Museum of Motion Pictures ⓘ Smithsonian National Museum of American History ⓘ linked to: National Museum of American History
featuredInGenre	fantasy film ⓘ
featuredInMedium	motion picture ⓘ
filmStudio	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ
firstAppearanceInWork	The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) ⓘ linked to: The Wizard of Oz
functionInStory	enable travel to and from the Land of Oz ⓘ
influenced	later depictions of magical shoes in popular culture ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
material	felt ⓘ leather ⓘ sequins ⓘ
notableTheft	2005 theft from Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota ⓘ
numberOfPairsMade	multiple pairs ⓘ
originalColorInNovel	silver ⓘ
ownedBy	Smithsonian Institution (one pair) ⓘ linked to: Smithsonian Institution
portrayedByActor	Judy Garland ⓘ
recoveredIn	2018 (pair stolen from Judy Garland Museum) ⓘ
setInFictionalWorld	Land of Oz ⓘ
spokenIncantation	There’s no place like home ⓘ
subjectOf	collecting and memorabilia culture ⓘ museum exhibitions ⓘ theft and recovery cases ⓘ
symbolism	American dream of home ⓘ power to return home ⓘ self-reliance ⓘ
usedFor	close-up shots ⓘ dance sequences ⓘ walking scenes ⓘ
wornByCharacter	Dorothy Gale ⓘ linked to: Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Wizard of Oz → hasIconicProp → ruby slippers ⓘ

Dorothy Gale → wears → ruby slippers ⓘ

subject linked to: Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz

National Museum of American History → hasCollection → Ruby Slippers from The Wizard of Oz ⓘ

linked to: ruby slippers

Toto → associatedWith → ruby slippers ⓘ

subject linked to: Dorothy Gale’s pet

Silver Shoes → inspiredAdaptationChange → Ruby Slippers in the 1939 MGM film ⓘ