This is a bird-shaped betel box was originally limited to royal use, but now is used as an accoutrement of novitation processions (becoming a novice Buddhist monk) carried by young women during the processions. The bird is a hintha bird, a mythological Burmese bird that was linked to Burmese royalty and symbolized loyalty, stability and prosperity. The stand base and the body of the bird are made of wood while the wings and tail are made of guilded metal and accented with inlays of colored glass.