 Kwakiutl ( or variously KwaKiutl ) is a totem sculpture by Aboriginal Canadian artist Simon Charlie , which has caused controversy for its nudity over multiple decades of display in Chinguacousy Township , and later Brampton , both near Toronto in Ontario , Canada . Charlie , also known as Hwunumetse ' , later received the Order of Canada . The 9 @-@ foot @-@ tall cedar wood sculpture is best known for its exposed male genitals . 
