A mysterious white raven with blue eyes visited Anchorage, Alaska in October of 2023. Indigenous Yup’ik, Tsimshian, Lingít and Haida elders believe a white raven is a special messenger whose presence means a shift towards peace and healing. White ravens are rare in nature and are not considered albino. Albinism is the absence of a pigment called melanin which results in the animal being white with red eyes and pink legs. White ravens have leucism which is a partial loss of this pigment and their eyes are usually blue. Albino animals aren't really white but more of a cream color. Any animal can have leucism. Joshua Qualo's outstretched Raven has been carved from antler and inlaid with sky-blue turquoise eyes. He made beautiful use of the antler's natural curvature. About 1 1/4" tall, 7" wide and 2 1/2" deep.
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