"Tótem" by Agustín Cárdenas is a bronze sculpture that exemplifies the Cuban artist's exploration of abstracted organic forms and primordial imagery. Created during the mid twentieth century, the work references totemism and indigenous cultural traditions while employing modernist sculptural vocabulary with its biomorphic shapes and smooth, flowing surfaces. The monumental bronze form demonstrates Cárdenas's characteristic approach of transforming natural and spiritual concepts into dynamic three dimensional compositions.