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The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Twelfth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot)

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Cleveland Museum of Art

A woman wearing a white top and red skirt stands in an opening between two buildings. She has a long black braid down her back and is wearing gold jewelry, and she is holding out her right hand towards a bird cage with a green parrot inside. The cage hangs from a pole. The woman stands on blue patterned tiles. A tree and buildings are in the background. The image has an ornate border and is framed by text in a foreign language.

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