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Thank you for the replies. I am working with a museum to locate the narrative for the items. I was doing some research concurrently while I wasn't able to access this. The first item is a Yumi Dai (bow stand). (Y)ebira seems to be the name of the same thing in some tribe(s) in Africa or something. Some sources claim that is also the name of it, but I have largely corroborated that it's called a Yumi Dai. It's smaller and missing the top parts that would hold the Yumi and the arrows in. The second is absolutely a souvenir sword of wakizashi properties. Blade craftsmanship is poor and the scabbard is made of bone and is ornate, though in poor condition. There isn't a curve in the blade, so it might be a different type of sword. The second is a wakizashi. It doesn't have the marks on the blade itself to signify a type of man-made craftsmanship but the tsuba is ornate. I'm not sure of samegawa tsukas make it more of a ceremonial piece of if this was a popular thing for crafters in the Edo period and even before. It's amazing what a little digging and a keen eye can do. I'm not able to take them apart as they are the museum's pieces. But I will inform them as I'm likely the only person in a 40 mile radius that knows what the items are, what to look for, and how to look. thanks for the help as your feedback supports my findings.

I'm having some issues identifying the swords in our collection. I wanted some help. I believe both are souvenir by design. This other thing, I have no idea it is or what it's for. I'm guessing it's part of the armor that we have. the armor dates back to the Edo period and is most likely ceremonial. We received the armor and the swords together but that doesn't mean the were owned by the same person..