Carved pole (5)
I believe the answer is:
totem
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">carved pole</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for totem that I've seen before include "Spiritually significant emblem" , "Natural emblem of spiritual significance" , "family emblem" , "Emblem, maybe on pole" , "emblem of tribe?" .)