There’s a link to something like this, with dev art, around here.
I found it in the poles and beams pinned thread last night.
It discusses not only things like totem poles but also mountable/displayable trophies made from “thousands of animal parts”. If i can find it easily I’ll come post the link.
Oh I found this one:
And here’s the one I was reading last night:
I think that second thread has almost exactly what you’re asking for in it. Not sure if/how close it is to implementation though.
(LOL I see it got posted while I was searching)