As per request, since some players were using totem poles like that and the addition of the new models broke the aesthetic.

Speaking of which, is there a reason the new models just look like shrunk-down tree logs instead of having any way to tell which totems they are? Or is that an Optifine bug that I'm just not aware of?

Edit: Never mind, I saw there was talk of a change in the models and didn't get which came first. My bad.