Tribal symbols (6)
I believe the answer is:
totems
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">tribal symbols</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 totems that I've seen before include "Signs" , "Natural objects adopted as emblems" , "family emblems" , "Motets (anag.)" , "Emblems once adopted by native Americans, seen on pole" .)