No, graphic mods don't change the game's perception of the object, so you'll have to click above the totem to pick it up.

No, graphic mods don't change the game's perception of the object, so you'll have to click above the totem to pick it up. However, I've found that it's really not a problem, and it doesn't adversely affect anything else in the game. It's no worse than having to click at the base of the coconut tree to drag a wayward villager out of the tree and back to work elsewhere.