Help searching for lightweight wooden alternative for festival totem!

Hi there,

Apologies if I'm not spot on the guidelines of r/crafting here, I am trying to recreate an old totem of mine using balsa wood or another lightweight wood. I found that the styrofoam ring I bought from michael's did the job, but in terms of longevity it didn't survive past day two of bonnaroo. So I've been looking online but it seems to be harder to find than I anticipated. I see plenty of wooden rings but found none bigger than 5 inches.

Therefore, any suggestions from you crafty people would be welcomed! The goal is to have relatively the same totem but wooden so I can add a finish, and don't have to worry about it deteriorating and forcing me to build it again.

Also not looking for judgement on the first prototype in the picture, it was my first time building it!