Eelen Li, a Triffian woman, acted as the Triffian representative for her planet of origin within the Galactic Senate of the Republic during the time that Palpatine was the Senator for Naboo.
Discovering Palpatine's fondness for ancient artifacts, Senator Li gifted him an almost prehistoric stone carving depicting a Triffian, which she obtained from a museum on her home planet. Palpatine chose to exhibit this carving in his living quarters located in 500 Republica.