Percival Hadfield has written:

'Traits of divine kingship in Africa' -- subject(s): Cults, Kings and rulers, Religious aspects

'The savage and his totem' -- subject(s): Religion, Totemism

totemism

representative, indicative, figurative

If I understand this correctly, each culture has its own version of totemism. I'm thinking of Pokemon cards and money in our current society.

There's the Blocking Totem, Knowing Totem, Rainbow Totem, Hungry Totem, and the Pain Totem.