emblem vs totem pole

emblem and totem pole both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
emblem	Yes	No	No	No
totem pole	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, totem pole is a hyponym of emblem; that is, totem pole is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than emblem:

emblem: special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.
totem pole: a tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted with totemic figures; erected by Indian tribes of the northwest Pacific coast

Other hyponyms of emblem include colophon, colors, colours, crest, Cross, device, flag, heraldry, skull and crossbones, totem.

emblem (noun)	totem pole (noun)
special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.	a tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted with totemic figures; erected by Indian tribes of the northwest Pacific coast
a visible symbol representing an abstract idea