So is he a Buddhist monk? I'm afraid I don't much about Korean spirituality!
The totem is at the Korean Bell of Friendship which is in San Pedro, CA. The bell is in a pavilion that Korea gave to the US in 1976 to celebrate the Bicentennial and the friendship between the to countries. There were two totems, but the female one was removed to repair heavy rain and termite damage. I just found out they are making two new ones to replace these, that are more weather resilient. So I don't think this one will be there much longer.
I visited that area last January - it is a beautiful place. Unfortunately when I was there it was being refurbished and was all covered up!
But I'll be down there again a a month or so and will see it again. There's a wikipedia page on it if you're interested.
This is what it looked like when I saw it.
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