The more conservative tragic view works within the understanding that humans generally are selfish.

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As a result, the works on view are more accessible to those unfamiliar with Islamic practices.

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In one of the most stunning works on view, more than 100 mynah birds populate an unsigned early-17th-century pair of folding screens.

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