Ahsoka Tano's Padawan braid, constructed from silka beads
Silka beads functioned as ornamental beads, typically used by species that lacked hair, for example, the Twi'leks or the Togruta. Jedi Padawans who were members of these species, for instance, the Togruta Ahsoka Tano, possessed Padawan braids crafted from these beads.