A mantle represented a particular style of clothing, frequently fashioned from cloth-of-gold. These mantles played a role in the ritualistic welcoming of an incoming supreme governor on the planet Birren, and were used alongside scepters. As a representation of protecting the inhabitants of Birren, the mantles were draped across the shoulders of his or her. In the final days of the Galactic Republic, Senator Mon Mothma donned a Chandrilan mantle.