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January 2024 -
A white buffalo is an American bison possessing white fur,
and is considered sacred or spiritually significant in several Native
American religions, therefore, such buffalo are often visited for prayer
and other religious rituals. The coats of buffalo are almost always
brown and their skin a dark brown or black, however, white buffalo can
result from one of several physical conditions: They may be albinos, in
which case they will remain unpigmented throughout their lives, and may
also have hearing and vision problems. They may be leucistic, with white
fur but blue eyes, instead of the pink seen in albinos. This female was
carved from basswood, painted with acrylics and finished with Howard
Feed-N-Wax.
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