Native American carved pole (5)

I believe the answer is:

totem

(Other definitions for totem that I've seen before include "Badge of tribe etc" , "Object of veneration" , "Emblem of a clan" , "Symbolic object with ritualistic associations" , "Venerated emblem" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday and the Newsday.com.

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