Totem

Another one frome the museum, like the previous staff. What is that? I only had one reference photo... Anyway still a relic from Oceania.
The lighting effect is made in Photoshop, I know... I suck at lighting...
Made in 3dstudio max 8, rendered in mental ray.
Copyright Francesco Ugolini 2006

EDIT
of course the first half is the 3d, the bottom one the reference picture.