Native American ceremonial object (5)

I believe the answer is:

totem

(Other definitions for totem that I've seen before include "Spiritually significant emblem" , "Symbolic object with ritualistic associations" , "Pole used in ritual" , "token" , "Clan's emblem" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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