i think totem poles are more of a western north american aboriginal thing, not so much africa... But i think i get your drift - shields with carved faces on them, tall slender sculpture of women carrying baskets on their head, etc.
So killing.44 passed me the psd file and i had a little bit of a play So as you can see it now looks nothing like the original although it is very much based on it the outlines and borders are pretty much the same